The Phallus Palace: Female to Male Transsexuals"The Phallus Palace "is a bold approach to the subject of female to male transexuals (FTMs). Personal testaments from FTMs and contributions from a host of others place the subject of transsexualism into a historical, medical, psychological and cultural context. Captivating photographs guide the reader from the FTMs female personae, through surgical operations, to portraits of the men whose self and public identities are finally revealed as one. Dean Kotula has worked as a documentary photographer for twenty years. Dean changed his sex from female to male under the scrutinizing eyes of 2,000 predominantly male shipyard workers while working as a machinist. The ensuing ordeal prompted him to create this book A native Minnesotan, Dean now resides in Massachusetts where he co-owns an antique business. |
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... accept us as male or female simply because that's what we say we are . Nature has devised a relatively simple set of ... accepted as " one of the guys . " As a child , this wasn't too difficult . Despite being forced to wear a dress to ...
... accept and embrace this new awareness . I have mourned the loss of my " tomboy " sister , not unlike deal- ing with another death in the family , and have transcended to a place where I can celebrate the birth of my new brother . I wish ...
... accept and the mourning takes much longer . Eventually the tears lessen . I'm not sure they ever fully disappear ... accepting . No one should have to hide who they are in fear of retaliation from others . Third , to the health ...