Gender Outlaw Routledge + New York & Londonep ying ita my fe hep ing te mabe ll he pre ioe one pte Ar a rel, my deity Become my boy obick LIFE WITH FATHER AND MOTHER seme ft which bomer my orig BEGAN FOR ole Then pf eno (fom inn if ont th det fre fsion. Annee MAncH HERMAX a ~ a a S — ~ = a«1» TRANSGENDER STYLE Some Fashion Tips opens tas eo es in lv a Me ei ede seein en dig wy ‘alee pe. see ikon a prclaon armani a nga Siete impor, Gn wil cena abe part. Thea ese hon a ery beige el cet wee in the ae of people who don flcley ine x catraly-ecopiaed Stzeiny—people ie e.My enya crise ein whee fal overs booming an many hin acer bth By ident nd atc ee edo alg You know a Ee it fren Tes ide bi rom her Sorc oad pa thing ed arses aah teak. es seperate ‘seat ene ode, itr. i senso. Butte eed fora rogiebl ent, and the ned oblong 1 8 sup of people wih sila en eese dein oes in oe ‘ular, ad nore his ce cident than in the res of genderto sexuality Hence the clear dision berwen fashion sete of ale nd feral, eewen the fins of qed sg In nyc, bowever is mot so clear deta ether male nor Female and vo tha my lovers going huh is gee charge, ‘urs oa ster stagh nog What Phe ound a ei ie Soretine ie ha the more Mid my identity has become, nd she es demanding my own ned w belong to the campo male eat ‘07 or seaigt, the more pay and less dcr my ion hag ecome—as wel amy ye of wlf-eypresion Wiis vi stamped wine ote eaten a amended Anyone who knows fashion wil ll you tha he opeatve word i sree Thats how desi the ming Thats eI hi fom ome phase f my ie tothe nest—Fi Ty onthe accessor. And ‘hus abo pro te sys book: Peal ome seer hee andsheret spice itup abi, ‘Wacoe tomy unway! sorting seeds ‘The very fret task that Pryce bad to scolar be remit era rs us 0 be rf of ve cg te mph hse exec the Jura re nary the eight of te in pet hf iy par om if ringette neal de fonder ond eal.he act of cr on ey Shor motor «2» eso bg eso Letom ot fs be ‘ance tenths ee ane of tee tay bapa fie deans Aedes aes ee bf ft rg em peer he pe ses pas i bec, en 0 sytem) ore as yp ec, 94 THE HARD PART The hard pare wa ort all ut ‘The hard pare nas ting «good lookaeeveryane el andthe ay thy looked he word which was lot diferent re the ay nas ooking the nol Tear tne tonal heat hay kate a ad ilo he real an i ee ig his: Ershov‘hag ptr eatnainet feces thea yh ‘4 opin pat pl aia deh ageer now Fn anata mach Yn vey lear a Pe come {© the conclusion hat Tm probaly no: «woman eth at ls no cut of people elec this set of hing. Te table ig ‘ec lvngin a wold that init we be one othe thers world th Soca bther tol us exatywhatoncor the ther orn it enp de oc eb eprom errr ‘tant eer oye te pa, hide abr oe aes kai Asa igo vty she oral de i oe, All nye my non-rdional gender ienity had bon ny biggest secret my deepest same, 1 ne that I dd want oa shove thas wit omeon; is just tha T never saw anything inthe caer har ‘coped me ak boat my feng hI mas the wrong pnen ‘When Iw growing up, people who led crs gendond hres wee reed imo lig deep within the darks cla they could fsd hae bo came ot of eile wer sith sed under sme ‘06 due inthe bods of ade cnt inthe pn no id ide. pa ei Thar as peabbly the mos pif partie ‘he ying end nd ay nd knee pecing ws besrncane "ms Going through gender change swe te ess thing in the ‘oti wd, bt I wet trough it bean Twa oe of al he and secre, mah at rep ma a fey ned dW, oe oe hat ojo tk yen ea te Wu valde bes ht ‘ve ben nid fig irae see wag ane? as aa rei pin ‘onan ing, eater, oe 3 lh ies cena auc Fray mn xp wake ol perth eqs ae Itech cy gui pol i sei mph ts ng ik ames pers farce aly cf ening ee Sener ny pecs ines pec eg Le ny lingo tn leon or oe eid pa one ny HS mine? a hg nha Shechen a wey ltr ny ran appa he Boa Sow i lof sunt dor harem fee and att yn ae Wd beige dev ‘ha als fr oo es. a gi who wed e bea ben rele. Se mashed wih a over ad tld me lth vey cy lin. ake Bred ‘amid te ran wet aha ea ays Hove iat is al jst aAdu done ak Adu a aid tat, “What ae you” ne ah "Wha do ow. hopes of eine sean int pres idey seams bean unpekable hing our sts nae considered unpeable in some oer cultures By dhe same token we hardly ever sh outright What Kind of sex do you ik” ‘When ccomes wo work we can sk When cco ex and pede, wre suppose osene declan de our en cess Instead of shing dieety adults oo i roundabout ways for nero the questo aot me and my ppl ihe realing ran ser and ansveste porngrphy hihi by mach oft com ten mabe writen by people wh hve never met ne of bu who have ceria fn bat us ‘Hee ue vod alert eel at, Touma ene lee hy ri Mee er Sister (it) O Transvestite Mariage or Traneestie Trap. My pecseal faves wer Captive In Lice, They Made Him Lov et Reaing thse stores cee ie hanly when Ins doing pone efor Ting because lc of he en calling in waned be cde 8 women rhe wart eo Keow aba x wos be io be a wen snare sex with anaher worman—guys want 0 Anow tat sor of ‘hing They wan kno, “wat do lesbian de with one aother” Ka ss question realli shows how ine hough hy ge oxy wha ewes woman hana le pos of ele god abiguy, us rameter a 0 een ‘he aco The Geraldo Show. red van wat shy hep tig 3, hy ico ig p24 om ny all-male ean uy Wh pl Wats ‘hot eid, pert ody a ig a ao sei! For the ont pat, people casio observe and don't ak ques and there plenty of porns in ways wrk loka people The me, The al show tings wy wp daring meeps moh en they nou the tasers an th creer Thea thereat the tag shows nd he eal ipencnatarecier—even eagh ne eg them fr our own enertuinmet and epyment, their wide spread popular seems ro and gow, you've pb pron of those shows in our cy, in eat town, Comedy ie, Hk 1 (ashi bead ona person whe gender io cles) of Sardey igi Liver ea opal PV have moe wy aboe a tee TF Look pase he phew of the eng bars a andi popular muse and cinema reflect ny transtxval face back 9 m= Glance dere fy wl sre ofthe righ diiron ca: tard heavens A this wring vome bends of ine ne aly ironed in secingf Michel Jacaon (his eke sues aside) wll acl some Dian Ro ve hear bet bing placed nthe gender of ome ‘of Madonna lnerin soe of ber videos And what ely made Tbe rng Game the sash i tha wa? 1 ieresting thar we can ask stone about eamgender ines when ters sme inane berween rand the penn wee ating aboawe jose dont sk diel “Ther lof wring aba gender new hep teeing he maga ine acs the nepaps clans and the et ks re and Pet ‘modern ead wath nd inten ral eh sand commercials You cn ean ale abu gender rom those commercials Te also been hinge alow, ening the calla progeas nd brossing ‘he elcrni ula boards When I evry young, growing up the read he medial rs devour the abd and oad the orngrpy—becrse I waite intro ine andy people Twa seared, though shaking seared cose shat might atl find skout But ould prea Seas ey ight ae a folie ratsnuhi wag it nebeska he ender sed. he ws Samah wit meting die ide hig Yada Ain ed bade tee ‘Te poiliy mis by most fhe tx rio to he as few years, nd by vial al he vations popular meni thie the cular ay simply be reaing rls fo atal-generd pope the cule yin fat mating the gendered peopel cher woe the cle my be ceming nde No one had evened a ht nd ing ‘uid “aur” gee, chub swoon and thas ally le In lvng long the Borders the ender fron, ve comet see the gener sysem cen by this culeare as pricy malevolent and divisive consrct, made al the mare dangerous bythe seeming iit of he ale opin ender own creation, The aes conducted by the Guly-appoinedrererentiie of he cular were sal dane onthe bao obsetto, not conneston. want his book ‘otegin wm rverse tht end Ian tis ok be the conmestion alvays waned a: Twas going up ab never hd the chance to hae. The time for diserve and diene obseraton of ransgeeed ines seems to becoming tan end. The mor and mone eine thar anpendered ls re making «place fr cence in the cal ‘ure. writing thi book, for expt, an is gecing published because shen’ ben 8 shi Up unt the ae few yar ll wel be ble to write and ge pubis were ou auabiogaphics, tales of ‘omen raped in the bodies of men ome pining ay in the bodies of women, Sovies by and abou rave pepe wind ted cies iding deep with ike peder—and who, ser mach soul-searching, cided eo change hee gender. spent the st of et dps ding nam albs ode Thats wh we cold ge published Touches—he romance sul which stn sane 0" mage 25 ering, oo he callenging And i lays some chat oho mul wie wt itr Ba some aw grind or Me pve, they'd ben hrs so needed meoné wo blame i se ie re Rayon, Catherine Milo and Robert Staller ately perpen thc myth that eansgendeted people ae ncaa il or montr.We go linge ear We ended wp wesing the carl hnd-me-downs. Moye ibe’ hor inl of trnsgrnivegenderexpesence going fn tis cure and nowadays ne'e writing our own chronicles of ies Our isle tgs ov sorer ova and you can asaiowt mein the eof ther nse people My 017 through Caroline Coney’s story. My story lies within oy ofa sori Lona, Chrisie Jorgensen and Rence pers f my ory nei abebogrphies Sandy techs hers yc try i any numer fer lex 1 Plack pint or rt ard Chitine Bea bls ico heavy meal ad whispers inher poetry Meanie Pilip males [able in on-line eyerpac, Laie Feinberg aves ack and oth the counery wake oy beardiaehe pol arena. Loren neon cepts it in hs black-and-white sls Kristionne Clas 10s nw her made-fotlevison Sinn, Devi Hatsn performs sory lve om sag, Wednesdays throagh Sundays. We al of es ing nour orn angen voice thee day: evor and pub- Joan Raber exayt ad fon writer Jes Gree, vis cl wrter San Seyler pbsers Dallas Deny and Davina Anne Gabi per Rik Ann Wilh poet sd ey Max Vale pub lisher Marisa Sheryl Lynn, playwright apd composer Omeweane Grimson, prormance ait Cele Edwards—the ist hep roi ‘Were lingo cach other in ewig vom dough nese and ural and on lero uletn bards kext tme, reat ‘ehegiming ofa movement Iv atime when neve begun co por down the cultural gene, We've began sewing equns ono or extra Inde downsrk oh sje ot ep tea eamged ple be 2 nity A Bese Iga odie a tea, tndeny tr ths el ry ie the ne hat pak an na ‘eat thee ru. Hing ‘at a yp i. ca a ptf en ot i ht ea pn usin pe The vices of ranyendeved people ac aum beng sed in concert ‘withthe voices of more and sre pope who are wring thet wok based on what ne have tsa. Susanne Kees Wen Alin Masorie Gare JnneLvingseon, Joh Baler, Wendy Chap, Ane Bolin, Walter Wiliams Helly Dev, Pat Califa, nd Sher Bellare all skin rst queins a making ram ft eto roped. "ve ten as nich cae as I eal encourage questions his ‘woo. especialy quenions abot ay cnctavon hope hav see ‘his bok is polished I ave sone more questions sions ae the Ie pare tases «3» INTERLUDE Nuts and Bolts On the Surgical Process Alright Wed ike ar ht geil ‘ein te ato abe (lnghing)..1 bled fom mice, hats. ld yal ital etn proof he ‘pt bit dent es lang proces egies ott 40 year of ‘herp, and then another eherpit hsv validate Your therps' opinion, fa you tbe gai w {0 4 sangeon ands, Se, they shih Tina ge” Daring thane you ca rt mene fore suger you asd do wha’ called a Lite Tes” which is ining a anothr gener for a eat 2 Jar sometimes wo years a ea mone Day and igh Bere any kid geil resi ment suger Tn ker werd if were ig eo do this youd ave wo ve a ma for yea owe Years wo se if you coal fonction socially if you ‘ould make ig For stamp nee Cider the character Justin Bo pli Hera Brin) ‘oud faction social ecmorsly a r‘And so hat wold have been discovered and they would have std, Hey look. Give i up Go ack” And some people cnn et it roger vo neon ome way athe ther Soyo ive hate andthe yu go hough wth genital gery Loo many outtake fmae surgery Thee ae wn fale ‘o-male techies Both ar fin excep tht ane Nimes they're not cosmetilly ap to snus to speak, 2 ing whether echo nc ess lo mr fo ayn er aaa men ig Ab the quar ith you. er aout shot 50.50 es hep of? elt in ne technique thy tke sin eat, cher fom the inser thigh ore tel, Kerly ell t op, and aah ita che tp of he high ad ee ban ‘he by: Then the paint has oe in bed fo or weeks or so while dis ess up co mabe ute she ‘ood going ne. So you've baal ge wha nds like «sic hand The then rene one cod fiom the thigh, s the sts hades hanging ‘dwn fom te boom fhe el hey dent he ‘ay to extend the rch teh hi pen te ‘man must pe vrough the siete opeing he had when he was «woman. Some men orp thee ‘ims some have thi rginns ply sewn op hey. tae non se? ‘The mos common technique isthe one Ih is calle “psi imerson Tey the penis ed ‘mate an incon down the length pl sh slin pen ap OU he songs, ing iy cael noc todsur he lod ess and eres These ‘al 4 ie aid open, the tence re rmoved sad esome conor, gues iene lager So than ef {hy ae he po the pis al se psig iin ind ie raring ise. veryene as his cr avy, High they ops iin Theyre ‘Yah exc, Soha the oui of he pis bac the walls ofthe new vagina. The ip ofthe penis factions in he pston a cevi. They eet + ind ofl using the sry’ sei om che esineum. And hen they hope forthe bet The el Ueky pat of dhe surgery isthe urethra. You're catherine, because ify cap, you die So ‘haf eal importa, Ac hey place hihi pek in there wile everything heal or akon Bie days, at then cheyremave the pack and you have wo hep ising Jone new vagina by pang isan ‘hing iad pmping tp and leg ide fr shoucewenty inte, se os smet ‘One of he comic things which you'e eld sous tre sages which i ghening, bt fn in usec, hat when the pack ha en in hes {ts pushed wp apne hic now uth ping ad ‘he ethers een ping it athe rth epen ing pushed oner the ide you on ko in tic eso ose going pe when you finaly pe Soman sc dwn peso sigh pn the nig an Iwas ie, “Oh nooooooa” Bu eres sly ces ait the sight position nd you pee ‘nthe ight detion There's doctor at Stenfond who performs chit pile invesionecwigu wh aes asso out Ilan inch, of inttne, whic it # macarons brane, an lo gees cha in theres tha i wil ine; Boause ei in fc, membranous ef oa bent, i going to have any kind af penetration need abrion The dmdhanage © hat eligi hate nerer ops ltcatng, 30ses yout in of aby wt dlp mies). Which Aooal daetobe decane, ns ac id al i ct Remember, his was 195-86 twas for thousand Aollars forthe nine days in the hori, an foe Ahousnd dls wee dato Thon thee ws the turd pari wan Clara hee’ eso feild in this Ble Cos ded paying ic Iesook «wie m procs because of eomporer kp. Thy had pot in "pen ugey” a ce fad they bad my gered female Wel, "he only category thatthe computer could find vaguely ear nil uiery wae ccumcon, nd she esa cca an fot cre op tha couldn’ yet oo So jus spn sound in shecomputer ora while On Hormones Sesame ar thing arse fr 1h he ag es wha hey onder the Fil ste yah And whe happened with me ws > ny spe aout even ‘ath fier a sar king hormones ease the orroes have dies fac on pple Yes, hey «a cause breast growth, br thi [fering to het heat] mosly grow air surgcy. Whar happened ih mes thc ny penis start shrinkinginceaibly hile wang hormones And the doctor si "do he surgery ao ee ging have oad ‘skin gra fiom yourbus your thigh so that yo have some hind of depth” Talend eld him ‘ha ite ne much dep smile] sae want ‘hac cancer ih tee eee orm bee They changed the texture of my skinny shi loc softer. They eased bret growth, Pn on 4 mona nen now a what hy wn ge wes Women air yserectomy, whe ill ve eas take Premarin every dy, which x eropen, and then even dopa mech ike presen. dine ping tang hf? Forever Unless | tb po chough menopense agin wen thigh al the “lane sympems of menopause when I wat geting ont hormone i tally, While Las sl producing my own too terons had tbe thee mative des Fee to overcome tha seat my ds wok andy Toe And now ve go seven days «moat ing PMS. The oly hing don ever do isha cramps or bleed ur! ge the water retention the mod sng anda hae On Orgasms ei mad dari idee i? here are eet kinds orgasm Ny gia wall are ror senstine tan yor veil walls, your el- tors more sen han ny elitr. cam be tin= ned 9 clr orgum That lot oon. Actaly much moreso than with ail orp. ba ‘hanging Bt can av gia orga jt by the imlasos ofthe vaginal wal Tha kind of ny, 100.1 do have ack of esetion in my aia. can fee posure, be the surface ofthe skin dct not Inve any sensation So dere as @ ein bane of nerve damage thee«4» NAMING ALL THE PARTS forthe fire tiry-ors yur fem dda Lien, de sk estos | dds i des with gender aoe chee clon the ge of my wie ale pe et orb oud ed ilege anit was’ | go nt therapy around the issue of ry tensa tht I bgt othe apart ger and relly examin i Fo several nies. A Told ach et or I none fi ich dent jt ang enough or et aie hat ach denon Teame up wih vs ently nade and nd be abandoned in echo dope maing eis have i iach te ene ay ha rsd ign abe ay towel hy pet he ti Bay a whee oe a When oj sd net ep airtel rook she st stops fy jou by tying dfn the phenomenon tree diy becoming ‘a spl yk br Oro si ome de a ba ce rece wih pat elma Oe i, on ream ree i oa oa ie late ind hme tlw at ea, Sp My Bor tasMaeh 6 196, “TaeyFomam.”feveer one Goud means cl. By caling gender system of caiicton we can isan tbe ptm and xaos ia crpanens. Sanne Reals se Wendy McKenna in their landmark 1978 book, Gender ay bata Ararat dat viwiog goer array ‘woaract They pnpine eons phenomens of gener floes Gender Assignment [Gender signet happens when che cukare says “This is wha you 6 In most xe, nr sgn a ender a ih clone ‘once you've ben ane gender, that’s what yu ae, and oh _mos pat it's doctors who dole ov the gender animes, whch ‘hows yu how emphatically gener bes been mena These do ‘oslo donna eye infant andy Orchey edn hae apis” lie rating do mith gins Ill penises orto penises pene ign isha allocate and penta Other culate are nat have nt beer ek nse ey nner cena Kai landers would ocasionally ‘ss female gender tachi with penis thi red ‘ho would bing rest go uk te hd nd ary ‘er parents The European unbrebater fo thisandany others Native American tangendered perso i re Wale Willan a “HeSpinten Fob chronicles ety ty peso dette “Icha pen ik boy ‘en ely 0, Fe ees ‘od ff yas on in Indios td et ecw ae “om bet ch wen ny ot een te ae in eat eo sing i ee bn od ar eal ete sae” Poe, Me oe ete Haiey auntie g 2s is i to these Navajo that the child = capt bitin fo) ender ae et uae sd ews Dean leat shel ab Mat tn 20), eres te esi ik Wht nerfs es iene ie foe Mele a ei LS ar eden ng cofsed Te Mae The peda of 8 ee kya Na oven stat” en pd a a il be eect eft ey 0 esto Oh: fd ee reps coe fee Lil, Ce Co, 9 ee der rege ve hae hee mr gto de an sigur (du a ge by a, he rd ad foe ante’ descel tei som ules ise, on wed he ome shee cr we ce Gender Identity ee Gender iesty mse the qs "who am An ama ora ce wana wha debian mae y neat ee nda a ao Pca. ate ony nfonce: per pos, ering dg cra Getta 19 Seton of pede whee Gender ident ites by may mentation roma dam he | a in «ane ie amano “i ern” When If sare ge tena ps tg eb str gerd ts th one qn hat nui exp cig De {ram es oft er ep eg yo el es woman noid yo eee ik anew ve utero esate pi: emer Joutnon sha mena woe fet Ha Cr ed ch arya ns i venoides what's soma" el ike. ver dl el ea gi or fea ya wane ea ets he i 98 ‘oman athe twas my una sble comico that was no bey eth side vere eta, Tay re all mang man. Ie was he absence ling, ater tan is presonce, tha ca shes member aling wed hin iced me hang my gender dea ak yur by, eile few, ns | das ing id dove ng at aig Whe compl c,h Wace ei re cae ng rp te a id he you i ae” ed feo eames Do ost aa the vane’ ay soy ple me 2s the ep dey ie ato rl "nd tet ei, 3h ga ee ive se ny hun 26 ee. Wan Gender dey nssers anche gus which gender) do taper sid vn, ny ait ‘want belong” Bing and belonging acl elated concept when uid etc heme, and al ait ‘tcumesto gender fk wars woman (bing nd more impor | vy eked bak, a sate me ang away Fale belonged wth che oser women (belning). In hs cutee, anu Meee se nly wo nied ender caste ne sed wow Wye det anette d ‘rlong > on or the oe you old inno ucertn ems sgn up ctl ae a ea he hatin eh el I ld = ‘eam the pein ah ary ind i 90h aed eet ad Set tie stars eam, 81 hem apt wt man fe lend ay aGender Roles Gender role ar collections of factors which anser the question, “Vow do need fonction so cha sey perce mea ong ‘or mo belongings spec gendce” Some people would ince snpesrice, sel viewaion, and mods of commnicon unde ‘he erm bu eink ime ore srs thinkin terms thing nbs, economic roles, chrey, hobbies inher won, postions nd scons specifi wa gen gener defined bya clare Gender reg hen fllowe, send salsa membership in gen endo Gender Attribution ‘Then here’ per auton, whereby maka schol a “tats 4 man” orth a woman” And hss impor ect te ‘yw perce nate end afc the may we ela dha pe son. Generation isthe sncaly oo: she oe we dal ene wihow thinking abou ig Lind ike ding «ince do rol highoy.. thot thinking about ic nchincolrs, peer aucun, ie pnd signens i phallo- enti, Thar ix ones mae unl perceived erhrwise According co 8 study doncby Kesler and McKean, me can extrapolit that it woul ‘ake he presence of roughly Fre chest oueeigh he pce ‘fone malecueoneis sumed male util pase corse Thane ‘etson why many women tay gear wheres ery ew get called ene” ‘Gene steton depends on ene venby the suc, nd pee ie by he ariuer The cine of cs Ihre ood stem py toa manson poe ger system altbeogh dey cul be relevant amore Mud gendrod sytem ound these eso he fl inning ators in crore le plying Physical cues ncade beds hig ht wc skin, ei si na, mre tie ms ce areal” Da, a8 ems re opr ae my dy tyes Haaiy eta op es rl” My Bip ied cae fn aie fy i say pt 8 ghana gat a yaa ea of ite dani ee hil a, eng eo any tom en ia ate oat asin ban pp Snot Bromnmillor bok, Rainn, it an excellent analy of he seca mpc of physical fore gends os. Behavioral cvesinclade manners decor, proto anddepremen Lite psc ces bebe ccs change with ine and ule Daw diy the evi colina ein ely apenas genderspciic trans Mont ofthe bevel coc ea kink of bl dwn bow ‘ee cceupy space both aloe and with her. Sime pois of manners are wo ugh in books of igus They re, stead, signals we lear fom one another, mostly signals selounledpng nebenhip oan upper ae or loner Female ca rw cent sane fe mers in wong in tof gee specific bearior woul be an acknowledgment tar gender exist dha open, ere ptf ingot eae tart eave omc wlan ang do be re toi seen he a9 ma Novaya emit ay 24 ci lesan i ee 3 av tes a se fr wih an ei eae at (0 "wom.” af) ae ee’ (omy). tr ly a he sv Sakic en lt ae: prt faite yeas vane mg ti stn ea eb dao wa “seg” 3 Un fm ws in anes mo sd op 0 sae hd? ws aca le tw patoi rs Th 3 et ad ear ord a wana in isa tee it ete at a toques ha cor ta ep ‘Teataa ves include hes, came names asia aon ships—tre oF fihe—oich spore «desired gender atbaton Someone tying oe eken fr mae in his cle might ae he ‘ame Beran which wood probaly gether ale ron tn shename Brn (gn yma em Csi in Pama ss ipl mat ig rm ih "ect apie ae hanes ah ties om nape mpi Bigelow Te pons ane wh anal ay ecm Te i's sepia n in Pie etre bn ped clay ded as wo big ale Ain sease—i sting Led we Ay hg eas be denne pro! rie. wk incr oi: fart esp Oy ach we dot {8h DA ad mid in ie vi he ters wh at hn mae hc Tae tera "dla ri wih, a i'w a 4 ih hp ting ey. Mh aly tothe de, eh “Wt pa ay na a form “Te pttomate sae cag nie “J get ie diay, an 0 Dirac wiht if ye (a i,“ yr" in yl ve with yw a on ence my ee” Haig anes 8 on ach cad, apn gi at bs “escape thr, an ake yu we eyo ed pe. O.bae wt awn lr ajo he in ay ane he st ier bot mes ade ofr sori yrange i,t ali vt my Se 3 ay fac akg atm, hn ov tt pen me pp Hs sin be pine 1 dein ce siog acts, On my vay er hens ld dale ot "gy egy a gh Bee ele te the cali ard alr oe” al ack, rec th igus ae a jas sin ete tan a ing at, ‘hen ae teh he ipe Mythic evs incu ela and scar myths which support membership in agen eer This cola’ mths inchadeacheype like weaker ses, dam blonds, song sien type, and ete Vas mars the women's movement have ede del witha tude of eh of mae sper Power dynamics ar cue include modes of communication, comm ‘on eciqucy abd dere of apresiveneyaeriene, pr enc an amin ‘Sexual orientation a cue hippy nce dominae cle he he ono mprav orin de ean and ay ule, the hanna ‘pore For this revon, may ale herrea aaenies who ‘who pt eal wil oo on 3 "te" with another man uo ie res + ap)—the tm em o be a heteosenel couple In glane- Ing ashe “oman” ofthe ra inser dog igh gyi wearing 1 dea and hanging on the am of cn sie met be a womanForth same man 9 ps 8 ema n Isbin ba, ell ed ob ih wer, deed at woman amano Feat a eigen, shea eae suzy. sali be ri sm i i. ov a hin alee Fs ipl Weer eng a ate in iy loa al Going oars ssa ai Hg dad ht ae yak ep fog” ire ee ps "ah, oe i ni “ha rang oo aloe te, ovens es a ism” ‘So sox (the ac) and gender (he clasietin) are diferent and depending onthe quae one sing or ender iferetiton, hey mayor may not be dependent one another There re probly 2 may yp of geoder (gender yen) ould be imagined Gender by clothing gener by divine i, gender bylneey thse all make ch sense at any echer rer bt incur Wester atone aw down the get gpd Science No wer spe af gene hls ach aya iological gender, wich clases apron ehh ay combination sted 7p, chromasomnes, homens genital epoca ot ome oer corporal o emia sence Be i nga genders in foie inthe sopremacy ofthe bay in he determination of ei: Ws ioe gender that mas fs eter whe they sy, By clog someting x we grants oer lth ter pes of gener—by some igh obi Sa hee areal hese ype of gender which in and of themes ae mat gender, rite for systemic laminin, And theres en, which somchow wind up on tp ofthe hep. Al chi om fal of es ‘the words me female martin fining, ma, vom, id. These non ar ot descrip of ay ena act al these weds all det ‘he caren of gender and ae bghly subj, depending on wich Honig betes of gender on flowing Bat pone ofthis expla why theres ach» Wiese rath conflation scan grader ik larger question ic why rent care heeds osc oman terns ex tes ae gor i nly hg we ae with sec Accu, re mead ues (he ithe, cee eit and ih he Prodi il aw i sn se eh scary, Wee in 3 or ht sen i ing reas (ayer of cnt pti) y ing pcs wh ean of 0 vale Sich ny ee hed et ri Ueto ate widow he pad iat te ae nef all pe © hg lf en bee Kinds of Sex esimporans to hep grand separ ag repecvey a nd ti Sine fon ese in dwn than pa, 8s er staringplace than gender oh png ws nd se con ‘Thee ae so many sx mason hearer how idan pending on where ou tk dere und to be one ha als how wha you like odo Thay res, and om several of them, baInyond th seo af thisbook The pap of talking abut ex here it ‘mdisentange om gender ‘Sex dos hve primary ate ie whichis gsrmane oa cussion ‘fender: rl eit which i what pope cal they bene ose om wth ior anal pm which hat ool ality believe ou have mor of choice and more of yin the ate, We ome spied th hg techy co tht te nde coon of detys opt ovoid it Ny ‘eo ee fr bee eee ett he oie cer he loge pee ne. St Ete eae ey, 18 The Basic Mix-Up Ageynonets etn troon Dek lana im Thyepage re ade it Tea a tn tro, ona ere'she angle that oan Sexes ination parece shale ‘scalar solely o the gender fore’ parte fcc No ony do .s confne the eo words we ake thom dependent om oe ate ‘The only ehices wee given to determine the aes of on sexual desire aretha % Hoes ain which carly died mal isin ee tionship with aol female Gey mate mato early dined enn involved with each shee Haney 111 the pasts erin made wo carlin women isle with each se ra nad ulin en ad women who oll be involved wth ther cally define menor women, ans to these gender-based relionship dynamics woul nce al fol with gy mal gy mae wih lesbian worn, ‘roman with erosen! woman, ay mle with biel mal, td forth. oped in hese vans Kowa each ai idee om the the A len invoied with nether lesbian, or sap, ery diferent relationship than Bat of esa ole ths bel woman, sd alr dt om hing ian wore inoled with shecocaal wns What ho ait ve cm foes is tnt ach of thc comin ort it en harry she Syoarsc, and ate of these ae ackceldged bythe denna ‘ural ay ose eintatonheteoscuult /homoceuy Despite the er-ecngnisim of thse dmc ly che brodercul- tral eel aed othe dere porte: tsi ne Bnising ifn complcielydsmiaing ther dynanie models ofa eltnship which coo be moe potent then gder ed oe tor teling aboet the rea arte of someone's desi. There ee 9 ery fcr on wich wel seal rena Extople of ass Fm nel honever as. my be defined by is pi ath sl ether wn by meno ow. 5 ec ese Se et ware he pectin bung ee bee et ete ene oy ones sass Age mar nage deme ern ly in eof arta" A ooHsing ail the rics ‘crane tee hl Ay Chit mas eee mae we Senegal oe Pmt Chil abe ssn fee Mail pre male ‘ene pene ose eid mde abbey tena The ene icy ah ree os he geod te et lo pdms Fei cee hot (ny le mde sent ae Moonee " Teepe ona Sc Wen ot ae peo, Tse eaving nel ou of had someone isgsingtobe ea Ay apt hat ila chink fem bu the pois thers more Top Buon wade which canbe farther ub-lasifd a dom (Gh han gene (one asiteton oie nants or sadi/msch Tog 2 Tt asi wih seal pte or ceri cb aed sd hn a at i (ore ey ay xa yar or for hereto) Coulda The ta rep fi oes ecru tp ee i Shen rego senator tra pote dr er 9 oe ena Dia ecole 9 gees Dek Te op ena can sng sate fl wie Sex Without Gender ‘There re plenty of instances i which sexual ateaction eas have besa ashing do wih the pode fe prec oxen, tgs is emt (osteo en Band Cava by tit ‘recast ee on yn ower Bey cb thin thle caed crusade et, PCat pha Td Noted Heteeesee 2 ese lesen 38) fate bern ahem When they Tere ate ax ome ech es pes an ee a Babes oy ene ig ce od ae sme ais hone tte be he dled Ther ae) meds ‘ftom kes igo tte amar ial ais re nara hn Tone heAton cp ed gt cl da tec end ne fa en xi we apendenonmany ee ac be ena ec "een af pl te ‘hv and iinet we we a ut eet: ie we rues ee uated the ene of ie prant oe feas eeat (eee et mle inten ‘tg a et peg enn re itn ets le pe cer nd tn Hern, “Qe ‘Cena Orta, Nowe 192 Sep nd on pil ces Tiss mee sin igen sender ees ee eng Yee non rhe poms a soe eta Preece nd bebandon ted Sn mynd incite romeo and wo announce ito the world at large. For example here’ a hander ‘he come Seo Cac Cog oes The Selgin porn rls Cee Moomenbeletikcorpane women paige nite or a geste ovate At tte ete Oe, ts irene rsa eh Boe oo rnp Apis, co Gn Stowers oe was toe fet te png si, Hp ive tes ie, bo vi ant Whi eve rg) Wire iwi, on oo Wins pa tye from Sie Bon ys Wpp pt eS Big, ee ae Pee ioe sing ones Rot ap op lame Set ote ak owe thi coe! eave me git = Fe ideas when 1 few read spite the many variations possible, seraal remain preerence remsins clu inked our gender tem (and by exten eae identi through the Fact ea i st aul based the vader of on partner Th lnk probably acco or much ofthe tangle bere se end ade "The conan brweon sox nd gender floret ndivda- Alssnd elaionshie, The onlin fen and gender contest ‘he linking outer ofthe very diferent subeatres of ys lesans ‘somal leathers sex-woror andthe speared canna iene ht ale see a bot ad pss, wha thee eter iv htm ees at et al deve arn jobs arr, oes ar maid, ade rang hausGender otter Hague oe at big, ne wt stating pre al of ned eck tn ea ‘rtm ae ip von “Wa” i, “ar un ay” ae reid hoe onset ae rch ie baths fa cig ta 1 rey a prep pp bata Tesh dy en tre rapnd amv traced mel eed inal, A dominance tends combine i sebclec int manageable ‘i rete who praccenon-rtinalsex ae oy ‘vembcrs of the domiaan caine ax wll as by mens of ex reer subcltues)awhale withthe nh don aon tea go er tls ad ident Any work to decom he seer sy ef tak ne account he fil aman of suber, hich igh incl i th contain fens lng gees were robe stl In any cme we buy ino categorie af sea orientation bed ‘oly gender—heterosvul bona bene cent. ingoureles fa searching examination of our eal seal perce, Inthe sume fashion, by ssi ode cater of gender bed solely on che male/female binary, we chet ounces ofa seaching ‘amination oor el eder iden. Ar am wea pu seas {hese fora mil an ring his xy back around wo ade Be dient wegen meee or ong tite ere pres or hc nner coy expe Uy pect an enyspropcine or appipritlyIappopine) che eee in wich Yan exper ha pre rng TH could ayn «ean nore tech + Ime sc ti ha lpia fespemepe ort cey ember aa tens mer eld bea ple th ance members ences fre «memo ofthe {pede all ath cnefs omar lavavere gee ob ret he ocd nb inde at pops Men bt Tcl ohne sr ety, Glen tha no ine in a ce dy te ger of per, th an opponent we oma enim bee ede Hey cr cing ht pes ner ey Ms petro perk might bach fone nd bon thw wel mero ang Seen ith ry hr tone wre entity cn eld pad purine moe wn» ‘lian when we lay wih ey we ay with ste Son ene inl Jey nih doi Toma or ‘shes ative mcr, ne mol ne eno ae the Inpwce en eyed nce pene Tle heft wit ety ise tf 00m copa end ac are vgn ng ha hr pc ed of wx bn ney ak onc do tay ter wht eV ng np an bearer lea conSane +e 19,0 oan et Desire |e notanunarcie ma. Peoples my gander change fis nad the ems, Bat seth pd king gy Nowadays aI mgt the water btn male ed ena thee ne ssl ppl strced tome. Ai reaction sea “What io Pervert” I thoy, would be aceaed fake me?" AST ae ‘ve that interna phobia of my anger aT Bean fe ‘ios about the nat fds, so, and esi, When, for xa le, La abou the need odo away with eer says gt ook of arr the auton "Wht aboot eve nd ace they want ‘0 know, "How can you have dese with no gener” They've got + 1p pine the concep fe an er som fo reap sound the Phonomenon of ese. $01 began expe my angered oe inship ds, our ws in eg tin 23 wom ek poe reg ad iat ly sat te ay | refracting te ira bb | iad a et gee te ane dfn asa myo densteing say yng Sap Sock in ering ewe here By saying am the la the in) {alo sy Nou ae nando you ate erin my space"T eh racy. Gender ident form ofl dfintin: something ings ‘which we enw rom which we can glean a depres of pay om cme wing, ed with wich we cane mid depos ep beds Our colture is obvesed with des it denexour conan: We come tht ow and say wee ging telat dei ar grea se ‘elo re bombanded ly with aad corel anamcenens ‘raed to make ws desire higs No wonder he eaphaison desig spills over im he et of our es No weer get pnicted actos Sm audiences when I gest we ivi pnd say gor defines ou dsc and we dn aoe what dof edo have done ‘Pothps he more inprtance cleat plceson ds he noe com, ued become se concep often and gender ‘Avan caer, any real he at ne you sa someone whose erder wis antiguou Was hit prson aac you And you ew thoy alld themselves ice amen nora womsh, wh oul rk you if our arated that person? And you mee to Ki Mate ove? Wha woul ou be, rent 2332 ie ite ee ein Fuca, pl an ig se Sune wi rasa peal ya ie Sin a, anand il sai, rama tak hon at ei ‘oe, ed if gpd on lea ate ne {ee va woud ha ak” Wit ising ea. pia ue pd, hi «5» INTERLUDE ate: The Lesbian Thing “ig at ay fresh orm soe leec i fe oa ope Did pe ensenas Tis ic ers aig an Set er kee won oye ‘Shag he pte le enan These leo ft dnd tm Negi Dd coef ton Ire fae hme my tare omelet ad ryt na 1 pod gen Wi neg nn ing sehr ow wa mat et a ume “Peni sda aed uan ni ‘hwnd er de mot pr ee wee contac ht tr ae ptr ola Shc wig real rw ely tom Nw thm ie mh tor alg end nach moe fy ne fing i women Al et ee Insbecrerial lomip Thereutbes crn Und of eng eter br he her abyuses ate: Taste of ater: kate “Wha ack ronan? Ips ap Adin lesionreedonship-and tn suming re the sme in a homoseaal mae ela den now—dher much mae lailaiy. Theres por noch ar lees, Niece ata me? "had ire sbouemen Bi was exe secede ‘mat? One [looks at Jandy smi] That nae ‘rush, and just couldnt understand ie “Where ‘hiss pels crash out on sci, And ie was inuiguing Pv pate one thot Point where I jut lore him vo deals jst och rally cloe whim. Bur beyond thao mus cnet. tac 2 mate han wth men, poy sucery and certainly no aterwaedy sd didnot ‘iyi al have fai shough and hy and omens rng ex. my glean Tcl ‘ake cums sping on dle —vhich ite same ss bing man paying at bing a anand look down at chi thng and say “Oh I somerbor ‘aos of ghee lard My hiner sap on more practiced than ay of rote women lente slate tnghe) Acceptance in the Lesbian Community Wt reco in eke cn ering rca aki Wi ou eng epee did sufi "sought aceprance inane lin comma that ds al experince wih ransenal ebis e or i yeas prior co my being there. According vo ‘omen who were ther sb had aterpeed sper Play take ver this age ban ogni te ‘i, adhe ection na ey song ey eal The "acon was ery mach “Well dtm jut ‘phan sini we ABO OV eee peal veer doy ety te Ot Merah cu ite terval dpe [al cep Ti perme op hn we Peg er mee deere omega Gemievineeiety tak ‘ow dc mae mach fo’ hang cuurtepeuepalen woes Te ptome eye ere ut ona igh Aye Coven putea me hehe eee og ‘reer tai wold ae ny Hes ar ne Co ponies Lido ps oom son so orth Thee od sade fete are nl. A the non.«6» ABANDON YOUR TEDIOUS SEARCH ‘The Rulebook Has Been Found! loth Bh term af i hn sic tad cadet, Ms ole so pit a we ied sie hg we 2d yom her hig Wai wr, ahah and ack hk ger te is umtig vedo wand dey a th nein. ep bin camptidy a ge hr ely es vor ei tert oh sete ise nap nn sods ie Ns, sree pe “The rls of gor ate rored the “ater aide” of ou alae (the vel objective fasts) por Harold Garinkl’s 1967 Shui ie lds. ocd these rl every now and then ose ow ech cae he contin to ply pain ry Hie heigl scart ep uch wid hse alert lp me Gre out pew tay fei thom, Here are Mi Gti le ad a fens thenteck ‘shee ten po tat “ei a, mpd CaN: Pi tai The tuleroet! og (eae een Perec Sa eee ee Ce ret ee ean ear Poe ee Se =o nr fae creeds fo edd» it as vind a eth Toe avn tae bebe ya ist oat ng ye ne fe Reranch os whe gent sugey w sve agi fn "ese dct Ge yi ea ee aga i ema a bc Te tg eel erating al hype yu bv wie ton ad ces at beer atl gang melee pee nasi Ainge ar ea ee sae srg ad eve the pssibilty ers eee Te fey pa i: a ei yes ‘Spe gh al ee iam in yt ar Avg ase ei ia ‘td a ee yi th ef sev conta hia mee yen, {aig it ened thse igh etna he ele kin dy ai, at ae chi saath at inked ie i, nay some Despite sows ac on rane Raymond nk worth hile chet rine highighing ofthe male domi edie poeion, and tht pte’ contel of maser pe. Reymond and hee followers believe in some cient thing eed “woman” and some other xen thing called man” and se scotme must be clasiied ara member of one gender or «nytt ple a tobe a r. (There aro no cases where gener is not attributed.) (hey must be jokes, pathology, et.) be eu twa you a aed be detuned oa eat Tat Sm ales iting ho si 17 ig we ere enero iy valig ate «Wt Pine. 4 niga wom ah cam rong he reais, fu ita sei ged —a oo an, ino w vty ei ot ee ead be ea ghey ud Inphed ad abe caninum hg ching ds a ee teat ito i “ete oe (aes an Tio tat ndgedety fet (ramen ee Sie rt ct) Ivara ese "wn i snr a He isch onside see and ine ae a a ick ° i de entteotier 5 Mere are transfers rom one gender tanta exept cere ih mide god of reo ‘onal ones (masquerade). some woo teen bron be 8 ‘etna Pai ian Hee ae eo Fa Pinte, tnd ano i si ee dp an mid rod of coe. 2et atv do te st le istic on eis ow i and denon hohe ie Seaton ana mide rod fe visi that here ree, And wei tha hit ‘In mon shaman ours there exis acetone whey pi ie way of ors tun ede, the Sie“ minced ove pt thle ‘anther gender ble asining th rank of pial ender jew pends alan female ‘The taniformation (ftom man to “soft i oe pete hy eran aad ite tea eae heat etin aly ‘ene el Te Chk a sme pe i Wie Wi, Th Se one re Nature? Naru.8. Membership im one gender Female or male nother ie “natura” (Being ot dependent on anyone's deciding what vyouare,) a hei, te fit nad ih toc, ada i pic, a | heh he ep my sitan 1 att ter ate 19 ee ny on gd, an apenas tis ater id ht etn al, Wit art hewn cmt | ta iad en hen ly” ae gud tia lassi Tey at bo ‘eed ma ad ead ee be "at ta at a asad ma reer ang tear yin a ey boing peop efi meinem th wee omfral wi ‘exsy to play victim, and to say chat che a : je oe wr hong mao bec amuning woe sot gy naa nd toy bringer epi ny lek hal Su hg aes shcinsmen indie What utd wn the ep "es onsiou dine me had 4 aks in maintaining so he wn Tncoberihip in gion gender Ibo to respec the neds th Toho blk in thei genders tg ey ings," aes ma lit if as ayes ed pate i asa te ei yes her Meta ead ye ‘Satis me ais me epi ee Somewhere, Beyond the Rules So there re ues genes but ul ca a brn. Ont he nest sce gender—geder can hare argu, These te many’ ay rrangtsts presi gender cd depending yp he wr view of the person whos doing he wranarcing hy ange fom preeting © he omental han igi prfering ane on Aefnabl ig. chisemens thse il rng doing mehing to ainainng ever wndee fil cl esication dove ay ater a» ne wrayer apie Wht rate. (hak inh ena ono pe Howat fors pnw bene ii ja And ah ound out ht gender a have By which qi di fer fom ambi, Hambigiy «refs fill widin apesti gender ide he ii she etl orm oe or anaes. Gender Sui is the aly to fely and knows come ne of my of ine number af genders fay leg of ie, a ary re of change Genet Mit copies no eg leo ender, 1 i. neta ie my ap i enti ore ey (invite ety ap mri! art shoo ew the dicenery fy owe ambit and Pui of eer a er change ra Firing ot thee wo canep hag slowed me observe tee fcorsinibited rf Hoon he Movement tbat one ofthe firs steps ie ing poser ite pak oe oo rie 19 ame orf Moving etl et heer dens of erder ond secelty i tne ame the experince of ppg ete se iming power sae cla ‘Ahawe io Nene oe 1304 aad er to Sl camer mo mata ht en geSethe ele sre. “ses A hs Say Ko «13» TRANSSEXUAL LESBIAN PLAYWRIGHT TELLS ALL! 21a th Otte Wace eset tes Sen cad er cen tb sag Meg is. My ancestors were prfomers I ie The ales shamaic ial Inylted women and men exchanging genders. OR ol ia Top toch pearance Life and death oH. Were eng crcl ere Wc lig ring way ay ay above beings ma woman “Thashow my ancestors wold Thats how my cst woul ak vith he genes and th ds Od sale "een a performer of one sot years and no im ng plays a well a pcfomingin thm Se ad never seen ny ory on stage Tw aking sed © 9p iter en: edt wish he wie my ory. An on ire aig tate cola poiby [wrt rm th pot fie fan §/ransexul lesbian, ct-cak mem, ene wp aod some times boro shaman, And wondered why a one was writing my By Tin wring fom the Isha fen fs atom a acea- ging act, mnie, high mere HRM sale type, Plerre Canin repel b ‘a creme yop fromthe Eat Cast Noto way women te iom the pin of vw [wie rm the point few of used torbeplsclly correct, wannabe butch dye phone sex hoses, snoter for over twenty-fivesmooth aking telemarketing lve lv, art sl, pagan ‘Tan aybe on grande cs pang incense burning note ‘ot alays «wom, fist boning Marni Ad nots any wit fom ht pois of view My ancestors dds write much gst dda nod, ‘iow prope yt wit shoe trans andi ming ining it's paronizing ands why Fw wring shout rman ‘om. ano ply colgeweny-one ets ag. And one a se Bath of her I pale omy che uni they pute tingeg ‘he sage Sen Kaneohe eding her, The play a yong ine se bd. Spun out my sul as jst so much ct candy matin Gon eft great Tho sean play war a er bith Mido Goa inmy eranserulvice—the voice I seak wih cry wth rer wih, ‘moan wit and laugh with dot Sng lnugh with | slow Bid he ‘vice aay bys wed you vl spoke your word, yu ‘ade Until hcal hem whisper my ances And whispered nd you heard me nd Tad hey you werea mena co est hat snd you ‘sid ll nore And that was the end ply the baer ih he net had oie "write when noiing es wil rng ne peace, when Thu, when find myst aking and answering the ae questions oc and ove ‘ce he ve ben sey see humor a tse ae ‘sr of my lifeand my den ot hat ene of humor backs wach yu lag. wit nora space. open upto you, et mls omy Fase {et hek out fata yeah. pore nop space cover myself with my character nd tke you where ou nett reams you cou go, Ves My ance hin My innrumnteno my pen oF my eypewritey, ne my lover Macintosh, nt ny cat of we nthe poreyal nay oi vi By ding hat, he wa able commonict tls uo wee caso nly tah awa arma She ih fave we avec the whee se wat fe 0 iin ways the nha nee rent of By sng nom conventional people acing within omen ‘onal mol he auinc ear that ksi are el poe ye Btn cet ee eee Trl orm pris an ais gis ‘rao tale oes py Th ck ee bt: fam Mapy Ene nar hj Chnor Lat Sema a ietih cove torcio xrvet stan Whe sh prin tee psn at eb ht an ep ‘The next component of my quer het cane frm a produron a arty Mae Hos, wien and pra by Splice is theater company from New York, Like Lal, Split Bees members ois Weare Peggy Shoe, and Debra Mogi shied he {foro hi seater hte fr il ema queer Te