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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... fear and shame because they were transsex- ual ; to ensure that transsexual people would have basic civil rights and ... fear and shame was not right for anyone , and I decided that it was important to set an example of how to live ...
... fear at the moment the person tries to open the heart . In the painting , Isis points to the sixth circle . In various places in the ancient world peo- ple associated the number six with Goddesses of Passion , such as Aphrodite and ...
... fear that in the telling , my propensity for drama will stand in the way of being believed . I have always been truthful , but now I wish to share the greatest truth I have come to recognize . I speak of fear , but in all honesty , I am ...