Transvestites and Drag Queens Alexandra L. Sánchez Rivera

Meanings Drag Queens -man who dresses, and often acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining Transvestites - it is defined as a sexual paraphilia in which the person finds sexual gratification by wearing women's clothing. 

anyone know them?

Female Mimics Magazine know since 1963. The cover of the magazine is more known of a man dress and imitating a woman. A faux queen may be jocularly described as a drag queen trapped in a woman's body. But in reality is just a actor in the interpretation of a woman.

Transvestites and drag queens are shown more like social construction Transvestites and drag queens are shown more like social construction . Identified for their extravagant way of showing them self. For example: excessive make up, clothes, shows, accessories, etc. This is not something new, this is known for a very long time but it wasn’t as open as it is right now.

In The Queering of the Swan Lake: a new male gaze of the performance of sexual desire by Kent Drummond. The Swan Lake, this one in particular was presented by to male ballet dancer showing of their desire and love to each other. This was a breaking rule but not just for the presentation, but for the ones that attended the performance.

Transgender DeKalb: Observations of an advocacy campaign by John Butler. This is the campaign about the Community Members Against Discrimination. In 2000, this organization convinced their city council to add the protection against discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression. People that have to act normal to the society when in reality they are different. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp5h_0puRCg

How the society receive this? The society receives this in different ways. People raised in another generation thinks this is not right. Not what they though them. For them is just something bad without having a open mind about the happening changes. For them is a challenge to accept the changes in the way society is developing. Twenty first century generation is more expose and open mind about the situation. In a manner of facts they accept the them just for who they are and not because of what they do.

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