C'etait du spectacle!: L'histoire des artistes transsexuelles a Montreal, 1955-1985 - Studies on the History of Quebec / Etudes d’histoire du Quebec - Viviane Namaste - Books - McGill-Queen's University Press - 9780773528512 - February 28, 2005
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C'etait du spectacle!: L'histoire des artistes transsexuelles a Montreal, 1955-1985 - Studies on the History of Quebec / Etudes d’histoire du Quebec French edition

Viviane Namaste

C'etait du spectacle!: L'histoire des artistes transsexuelles a Montreal, 1955-1985 - Studies on the History of Quebec / Etudes d’histoire du Quebec French edition

Presents a historical context for the first generation of transexuals who underwent sex reassignment surgery. This title explores working conditions in the cabarets, prostitution, the police abuse of transsexuals, the role of organized crime in the city's nightlife, the regulation of 'obscene' representations, and access to health care.


288 pages, 33 b&w photographs

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released February 28, 2005
ISBN13 9780773528512
Publishers McGill-Queen's University Press
Pages 288
Dimensions 480 g
Language French  

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