So this was pretty appalling. Curious as to how they will test her “gender?” Will they make her walk in high heels while touching one finger and then the other to her nose? Or will they see if she can apply lipstick without a mirror? With her toes? Upside down? Ah, the possibilities. Semenya told [...]
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Semenya
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Feminism, Gender, Semenya, Sexuality, transvestite on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Catalina de Erauso
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Feminism, Humour, Pirate, Queer, Sexuality, swashbuckler, transvestite on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thanks to my friend Soraya Field Fiorio, I came to be acquainted with Catalina de Erauso, or the Lieutenant Nun, the swashbuckling, cross-dressing pirate. Ms. Erauso was born in 1585. At the age of 15 she escaped from the nunnery to which she had been sent, revamped her habit into men’s clothing, and boarded a [...]
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