This is a Letter to the Editor responding to Lawrence (2026), which had challenged the claim that paraphilia constitutes a natural kind. The authors (Bailey, Byrne, and Hsu) defend the 'Paraphilia Natural Kind Hypothesis' originally supported by psychometric evidence in Bailey & Hsu (2025).
No new empirical results are reported; the letter argues that the natural kind hypothesis for paraphilia remains valid against Lawrence's critique.
Only the publisher preview page is available — the full text of the letter is behind a paywall, so the specific arguments made in defense of the hypothesis cannot be assessed.
