The clothes make the trans: Region and geography in experiences of the body

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 365-379

  Crawley, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Butch; Geography; Lesbian gay bisexual transgender; Performativity; Self

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CLOTHING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62449303958     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160802278242     Document Type: Article

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