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Transfeminism. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, April 2009, Pages: 52
This text is an examination of the connections and
lack of connections between male-to-female
transvestism and feminism. The representation of
transvestism in three autobiographies and one
collection of diary entries are examined with
reference to key themes identified in background
literature. The author sought to discover whether
transvestism’s apparent property of Paradoxical
Identity could be linked to a socially constructive
feminist approach to identity. He also assessed how
acceptable transvestism is to the autobiography
authors under the theme of Shame. Gender and
Sexuality formed the third theme, suggested as
central to transvestite existence by background
literature. Whether the above themes lead to
transvestism’s interpretation as a Full-time or Part-
time identity, formed the focus of the fourth
theme. Finally, there is a discussion of an
alternative gendered interpretation of some
transvestism, a suggestion of how the transvestite
might Become an Other. This book is intended for
those interested in the relationship of trans
subjectivities to modern feminisms.
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