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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... Early in transition most FTMs make a deliberate effort to 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 ...
... early childhood , I believe that no operation should ever be performed before or while puber- ty is occurring and without some form of psychotherapy . However , if the patient is in their late teens or early 20s , is absolutely sure of ...
... early childhood , didn't know how deeply gender roles reach into our psyches until I decided to change from being “ seen as female ” to being " seen as male " or more accurately , like many FTMs , change from being seen as ambigu- ously ...