Transvestites: The Erotic Drive To Cross Dress
Hirschfeld (1868-1935), who coined the term transvestism and was one of the founders of the study of sexuality, wrote Die transvestiten in 1910 to establish a non-prejudicial body of knowledge about...
View ArticleSex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism
Common sense has dictated that there are two genders–female and male. But this perspective is becoming less accepted and making less sense for many people. Pat Califia’s Sex Changes is a frank,...
View ArticleBody Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits
The idea of gender is no long as fixed as it once was: Tootsie, La Cage aux Folles, and Milton Berle saw to that. But none of this has prepared us for Loren Cameron’s amazing portraits of transsexuals....
View ArticleBecoming a Visible Man
Written by a leading activist in the transgender movement, Becoming a Visible Man is an artful and compelling inquiry into the politics of gender. Jamison Green combines candid autobiography with...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to White People in the Sexuality/Sexology Field
Dear White People in the Sexuality/Sexology Field, I’m writing this letter regarding a particular interaction I recently had with a racially white person in the field. This person is planning a new...
View ArticleBasic Human Rights Should Not Be ‘Controversial’
“After dismantling Apartheid, when we sat down to write our Constitution, we quite deliberately ensured that gays, lesbians and bisexuals were included in South Africa’s Constitution. “Having...
View ArticleWhat Makes A Woman? What Doesn’t!
There is no single answer to the question “what makes a woman.” Women are not born women. They are born babies, and many of those babies are assigned as female then raised as girls. Some are not. Some...
View ArticleTransgender People Aren’t Sick – They Are Failed By An Inadequate...
Image is of a drop-down menu offering gender choices including: Guy, Girl, Dude, Lady, Fellow, Bird, Chap, Grrrl, Gentleman, Damsel, Beau, Belle, Male, Female, Transgender, None of the above...
View ArticleTransgender People Aren’t Sick – They Are Failed By An Inadequate...
Image is of a drop-down menu offering gender choices including: Guy, Girl, Dude, Lady, Fellow, Bird, Chap, Grrrl, Gentleman, Damsel, Beau, Belle, Male, Female, Transgender, None of the above...
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