Masculine bodies, feminine symbols: challenging gendered identities or compulsory femininity?

Agenda

Volumn 20, Issue 67, 2006, Pages 116-127

  Potgieter, Cheryl ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross dressing; femininity; homosexuality; masculinity; sexuality; South Africa; transgender; transvestitism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050837391     PISSN: 10130950     EISSN: 2158978X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2006.9674705     Document Type: Article

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