"This pioneering study is remarkably well-researched and detailed. Namaste writes vividly and lets her interviewees' voices shine through." Michel Dorais, author of "Dead Boys Can't Dance" and "Don't Tell."

The experiences of male to female transsexual performers in their own words
Presents a historical context for the first generation of transexuals who underwent sex reassignment surgery. This title explores working conditions in the cabarets, prostitution, the police abuse of transsexuals, the role of organized crime in the city's nightlife, the regulation of 'obscene' representations, and access to health care.
Les mer
The experiences of male to female transsexual performers in their own words.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780773528512
Publisert
2005-02-28
Utgiver
McGill-Queen's University Press; McGill-Queen's University Press
Vekt
480 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Fransk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
288

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Viviane Namaste is an assistant professor at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University.