Lesbian drag kings and the feminine embodiment of the masculine

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 75-98

  Schacht, Steven P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Doing gender; Embodiment; Femininity; Gay drag kings; Gay drag queens; Gender as performance; Imperial sovereign court; Lesbian drag king; Lesbian drag queen; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CLOTHING; EXPERIENCE; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HUMAN; IMITATION; LESBIAN; MASCULINITY; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0037911575     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v43n03_06     Document Type: Review

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