J. Michael Bailey is Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University. He has devoted most of his career to the scientific study of sexual orientation and related traits, including gender nonconformity and gender identity. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Institute of Bisexuality. It has also been publicly visible, provoking several articles in the New York Times and the Boston Globe, as well as episodes of 60 Minutes and 20/20. Bailey has learned that advancing knowledge in controversial areas such as sexual orientation requires risking offense to both social conservatives and social liberals. For example, his use of pornographic stimuli in NIH-funded studies of sexual orientation angered some who disagreed with the use of federal funding for sex research (especially research that employs pornography). His book about a controversial (if scientifically well-supported) theory of transsexualism was criticized by transwomen who did not want to be classified as exemplars of the theory. Bailey says that he does not intend to upset people, but uncovering the truth is worth some upset. He persists in his agreement with the Faber College motto: “Knowledge is good.”

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J. Michael Bailey是西北大学心理学教授。他的大部分职业都致力于对性取向和相关特征（包括性别不整合和性别认同）的科学研究。他的研究得到了美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）和美国双性恋研究所的资助。它也是公开可见的，在《纽约时报》和《波士顿环球报》上引起了多篇文章，以及60分钟和20/20的情节。百利（Bailey）了解到，在诸如性取向之类的有争议的领域中增进知识需要冒着冒犯社会保守派和社会自由主义者的风险。例如，他在美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）资助的性取向研究中使用色情刺激，激怒了一些不同意使用联邦资金进行性研究（尤其是从事色情研究的人）的人。他的一本关于有争议的（如果得到科学支持的）变性欲理论的书遭到了不想将其归类为该理论的典范的女企业家的批评。贝利说，他不打算让人们感到不安，但揭露真相值得一些不安。他坚持与Faber College的座右铭一致：“知识很好。”