Female Masculinity

Halberstam catalogs the diversity of gender expressions among masculine women from 19th-century pre-lesbian practices to contemporary drag king performances. Thank goodness for the dashing Judith Halberstam! Her new book is a smart, entertaining, and informed tour of that most threatening of cultural identities: the masculine female. Oh yum!--Kate Bornstein, author of My Gender Workbook. 38 photos. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.