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The Rorschachs of 14 feminine boys were intensively studied. Relative to the records of normal subjects, feminine boys displayed an inordinate investment in quasi-human at the expense of fully human responses. When percepts had individuals in interaction, the preponderance of these interactions were malevolent. Boundary disturbances, as indicated by lapses of thought organization, were commonplace. Females were frequently represented in idealized, stereotypical, or caricatured ways. Lastly, overt gender confusion was seen in single percepts of humans. It is proposed that these results provide evidence of severely disturbed internalized object representations. As such, boyhood feminity is inextricably linked to psychopathology and not a secondary consequence of peer rejection, as has been argued by others.