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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 24
... appear more masculine by altering his body , but this appearance does not determine his masculinity . This book focuses on FTMs who define themselves exclusively as male and as transsexual rather than transgendered , so I have lim- ited ...
... appear masculine and will usually exper- iment with style . FTMs in early transition , especially prior to hormonal or surgical inter- ventions , may rely on other external indicators to pass as male . The challenge of appearing male ...
... appear as females , are reared as females , and live as females . Others are reared as males and live accordingly . Surprisingly , many of these persons switch from their gender of rearing to the opposite gender . We are trying to ...