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Chicks with Dicks, Men in Dresses: What It Means to Be a Drag Queen
Thu, 06/07/2007 - 10:57am — lmdickeyPublication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
Journal of Homosexuality, Volume 46, Number 3/4, p.113 (2004)ISBN:
0091-8369Accession Number:
13101694Abstract:
One of the burning questions about drag queens among both scholars and audiences is whether they are more gender-revolutionaries than gender-conservatives. Do they primarily destabilize gender and sexual categories by making visible the social basis of femininity and masculinity, heterosexuality and homosexuality? Or are they more apt to reinforce the dominant binary and hierarchical gender and sexual systems by appropriating gender displays and expressing sexual desires associated with traditional femininity and institutionalized heterosexuality? We address this question through a case study of drag queens at the 801 Cabaret in Key West, Florida. On the basis of life histories, observations of their performances, and focus groups with audience members, we examine the role of gender and sexuality in the process of becoming a drag queen and in the personal identities of drag queens. We find that transgenderism, same-sex sexuality, and theatrical performance are central to the personal identities of these drag.
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Vol. 46 Issue 3/4, p113-133 21p; 5c
From the Editor--Rising Violence against Transgendered Individuals
Thu, 06/07/2007 - 10:57am — lmdickeyPublication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Volume 25, Number 6, p.557 (2004)ISBN:
0161-2840Accession Number:
13971889Abstract:
Comments on issues related the rising violence against transgendered individuals in the U.S. Reasons behind the rise of brutal hate crimes against transgendered individuals; Average number of transgendered individuals victimized by a hate crime every month around the nation; Stigma of the society on gay males who choose to live the life as woman despite having a man's anatomy.
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Vol. 25 Issue 6, p557-558 2p
Sexual Minorities and Mental Health: The Need for a Public Health Response
Thu, 06/07/2007 - 10:57am — lmdickeyPublication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy, Volume 8, Number 3/4, p.11 (2004)ISBN:
0891-7140Accession Number:
15327592Abstract:
This paper outlines the public mental health response to sexual minorities in the United States. Information from the academic literature, federal and state initiatives, and the work of the organized lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities is placed in an historical context of mental health attitudes toward homosexuality. In addition to recommendations for future directions in research and treatment, the authors present an argument for establishing a coordinated federal initiative to address some of the unique mental health needs of the LGBT community.
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Vol. 8 Issue 3/4, p11-24 14p
