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Page 38
The use of the clothing of the opposite sex by swindlers is obviously one of the
best disguises possible. However, one hardly ever finds men who dressed as
women for the same purposes. The relationship between transvestism and crime
was ...
The use of the clothing of the opposite sex by swindlers is obviously one of the
best disguises possible. However, one hardly ever finds men who dressed as
women for the same purposes. The relationship between transvestism and crime
was ...
Page 70
... more logical than love for a woman, sexual relationships between men were
far better conceivable than between women. Still, among male homosexuals in
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries gender confusion was not uncommon,
...
... more logical than love for a woman, sexual relationships between men were
far better conceivable than between women. Still, among male homosexuals in
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries gender confusion was not uncommon,
...
Page 102
Moreover, for a number of women cross-dressing had lost its function, because
as a means of entering into a relationship with another woman it was quickly
becoming anachronistic. The declining attraction of cross-dressing to women can
also ...
Moreover, for a number of women cross-dressing had lost its function, because
as a means of entering into a relationship with another woman it was quickly
becoming anachronistic. The declining attraction of cross-dressing to women can
also ...
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| Title | The tradition of female transvestism in early modern Europe |
| Authors | Rudolf M. Dekker, Lotte van de Pol |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 31 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0333412524, 9780333412527 |
| Length | 128 pages |
| Subjects | › Design / Fashion Male impersonators Social Science / Gay Studies Social Science / Gender Studies Social Science / Women's Studies Transvestism Women |
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