TransSEXUAL: Early 20th Century Genderplay
Filed by: Gloria Brame, Ph.D.
February 4, 2011 10:30 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2011/02/transsexual_early_20th_century_genderplay.phpOK, everyone: close your eyes if you're never seen a penis before (ha!). I'm guessing this was shot sometime around the 1920s, possibly earlier judging by the setting and style of the photo - a very amazing find (and a bit scandalously X-rated for Bilerico - hope my editors won't mind too much). It's not safe for work.
I would give anything to know more about these people and what led them to pose for this photo. It might have been part of a series of photos shot for a particular patron, or simply the work of a photographer who was as fascinated by gender fluidity a hundred years ago as some of us are today.
