This is a pioneering book of photographs and interviews with crossdressers and their loved ones: wives, children, and other family members. The focus is on presenting crossdressers in daily life, in positive settings and relationships. The photographs sensitive, sometimes beautiful, and the text offers insight into the differences between sexual orientation and gender presentation. "Transformations" is suitable for schools and libraries.
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(The book) raises provocative questions questions about the relationship between gender, culture, sexuality, gender preference, gender stereotypes, and clothing. -- A.D. Coleman, Columnist, The New York Observer
Mariette Pathy Allen's work combines pure photography (and) empathy for the subject matter... -- Barbara Millstein, Curator of Photography, The Brroklyn Museum of Art
This book would enlarge the insights of psychiatrists into human sexuality. -- Robert Butler, American Journal of Psychiatry
Mariette Pathy Allen's work combines pure photography (and) empathy for the subject matter... -- Barbara Millstein, Curator of Photography, The Brroklyn Museum of Art
This book would enlarge the insights of psychiatrists into human sexuality. -- Robert Butler, American Journal of Psychiatry
About the Author
Mariette Pathy Allen is a photographer, writer, and speaker on gender topics. Her photographs have been exhibited widely in the USA and abroad. Her work is in the permanent collections of The New York Public Library, The Brooklyn Museum, The Houston Museum of Fine Arts, The Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, and The Kinsey Institute, among others.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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photographs & interviews with crossdressers & families,
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This review is from: Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them (Hardcover)
This book is the first to show crossdressers in everyday life, in relationships, with a positive attitude about their lives. It offers a wide variety of personal stories from the point of view of crossdressers, spouses, and children. The photographs are touching, sensitive, warm.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful book!,
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This review is from: Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them (Hardcover)
This book is a real slice of life...reading it is like getting to meet a wonderful group of people and hearing their many heartfelt stories. The photographs are sensitive and beautiful. In some places, this book made me cry....
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