Barry Reay: Trans America

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2 Front Matter Trans America A Counter-History Barry Reay polity

3 Introduction Notes

4 1 Before TransIntroduction Sexology: Krafft-Ebing Sexology: Hirschfeld Sexology: Ellis A Transsexual Incubator Sexology in America Trans Moments Hidden in Plain Sight Language of the Streets Sex Reassignment Before Sex Reassignment Conclusion Notes

5 2 The Transsexual MomentIntroduction Transsexuality Early Days At a Popular Level Treatment Lou Sullivan Transvestism Female Impersonation Conclusion Notes

6 3 Blurring the BoundariesIntroduction Self-narratives Categories From Gay to Trans Flaming Creatures Blurring Boundaries Conclusion Notes

7 4 BacklashIntroduction Early Critiques Attitude to Patients Surgery Therapy Behaviour Therapy Definition/Diagnosis Assessment Conclusion Notes

8 5 The Transgender TurnIntroduction The Turn Diversity Drag Kings Drag Queens Decolonizing Transgender Surgery Again Complexities Children Conclusion Notes

9 Conclusion Notes

10 Index

11 End User License Agreement

1 Introduction Figure 1A transmasculine doctor in front of his computer. Photograph by Zackary Drucker,… Figure 2Original Plumbing, Issue 20, featuring Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos. Photograph b…

2 Chapter 1 Figure 3Transvestiten vor dem Eingang des Instituts für Sexualwissenschaft [Transvestite… Figure 4A cross-dressed owner of a male brothel, 1930s/1940s, a friend of Thomas Painter…

3 Chapter 2 Figure 5Publicity for Glen or Glenda? (1953: dir. Ed Wood). Wikimedia Commons. Figure 6A group of transsexuals, trans women, in the 1950s, part of the Harry Benjamin a… Figure 7A pair of transsexuals, trans women, in the 1960s, part of the Harry Benjamin ar… Figure 8Attributed to Andrea Susan, ‘Susanna at Casa Susanna’, 1964–9. Copyright: © Art … Figure 9Attributed to Andrea Susan, ‘Photo Shoot’, 1964–9. Copyright: © Art Gallery of O… Figure 10Group portrait of four cross-dressers, including Michael ‘Bronze Adonis’ Phelan … Figure 11Female impersonators, Dew Drop Inn, New Orleans, 1954. Ralston Crawford Collecti… Figure 12Skip Arnold at the Jewel Box, 1959. Robert Heishman Collection, Dr Kenneth J. La…

4 Chapter 3 Figure 13Jackie Curtis and Holly Woodlawn at The New York Cultural Center, 1974. Photogra… Figure 14Mario Montez in Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey’s Chelsea Girls, 1966. Photo by S… Figure 15Fayette Hauser, ‘The Cockettes in a Field of Lavender, Marshall Olds, Bobby Came… Figure 16Nan Goldin, ‘David at Grove Street, Boston 1972’. Harvard Art Museums / Fogg Mus… Figure 17Amos Badertscher, Steven, 1973. Badertscher Collection. By permission of Amos Ba… Figure 18Amos Badertscher, Sandy, 1976. Badertscher Collection. By permission of Amos Bad… Figure 19Amos Badertscher, Todd, 1975. Badertscher Collection. By permission of Amos Bade… Figure 20Amos Badertscher, Frank, 1974. Badertscher Collection. By permission of Amos Bad…

5 Chapter 4 Figure 21Images (originally in colour) projected during behavioural conditioning in the t…

6 Chapter 5 Figure 22Transsexual and transgender on Google Ngram. Google and the Google logo are regi… Figure 23Drag kings on The Joan Rivers Show, c.1995. Johnny Science Papers, Fales Library… Figure 24Nan Goldin, Jimmy Paulette, and Tabboo! in the bathroom, NYC 1991. Harvard Art M… Figure 25Amos Badertscher, Sista Face, 1997. Badertscher Collection. By permission of Amo… Figure 26Amos Badertscher, John Flowers, 1999. Badertscher Collection. By permission of A… Figure 27Katsu Naito, ‘West Side Rendezvous, 1992’. By permission of Katsu Naito. Figure 28Jeff Cowen, Greenwich Street, 1988. By permission of Jeff Cowen.

7 Conclusion Figure 29Lou Sullivan, 1988. GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, Louis Sullivan Photo…

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‘ Trans America places the recent conversation about trans issues in its historical context, in impressive depth. Sweeping across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Barry Reay provides an accessible yet comprehensive guide to the important people, places, and trends, in the US and beyond – ideal for anyone who wants to understand what came before the “Transgender Tipping Point”.’