Transvestism as a symptom: A case series
Transvestism, commonly termed as cross-dressing, means to dress in the clothing of opposite sex. We describe a series of three cases with transvestism as one of their primary complaints.
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Starting from the definition of “performativity” and “gender parody” developed by Judith Butler, this paper aims to investigate the performative functions of male cross-dressing within the dynamics of social categorization in classical Athens.
Dino Ranieri Scandariato
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The travesty of egoism : same-gender passion and homosocial desire in a Dutch seventeenth-Century morality play [PDF]
In the seventeenth-century Netherlands, drama and politics were interwoven with one another. This was also the case with the controversial morality play Tieranny van Eigenbaat (Tyranny of Egoism, 1679), which opposed the House of Orange, and especially ...
van der Haven, Kornee, Vergeer, Tim
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MHC class I-dressing is mediated via phosphatidylserine recognition and is enhanced by polyI:C
Summary: In addition to cross-presentation, cross-dressing plays an important role in the induction of CD8+ T cell immunity. In the process of cross-dressing, conventional dendritic cells (DCs) acquire major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI) from
Arisa Hori +7 more
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Synergies of Extracellular Vesicles and Microchimerism in Promoting Immunotolerance During Pregnancy
The concept of biological identity has been traditionally a central issue in immunology. The assumption that entities foreign to a specific organism should be rejected by its immune system, while self-entities do not trigger an immune response is ...
José M. Murrieta-Coxca +4 more
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Adopting Cross-Dressing: A Strategy for Coping with Loss for a Bisexual Man
Cross-dressing refers to the act of donning garments often associated with the opposite gender. Throughout history, cross-dressing has been extensively recorded and is frequently linked to stereotypes such as deviance, fetishism, exhibitionism, sexual ...
Abidah R. Delu, Budiawan
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Cross-dressing women in the cinema of the Russian Empire, 1910-1917
This article analyses cross-dressed performances by women in films produced in the Russian Empire between 1910 and 1917. It examines around 25 films, both those that are extant and those considered lost, and identifies two major groups: cross-gender ...
Stasya Korotkova
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Queering the Family: Fantasy and the performance of sexuality and gay relations in French cinema 1995-2000 [PDF]
This paper looks in detail at the representation of sexuality in the family in three films of the mid to late 1990s, Balasko’s Gazon maudit, Berliner’s Ma Vie en rose, and Giusti’s Pourquoi pas moi?
Ince, Kate
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Reconfiguring the shipping news : Maritime's hidden histories and the politics of gender display [PDF]
This paper discusses the book Hello Sailor! The Hidden History of Gay Life at Sea published in 2003 by Paul Baker and Jo Stanley re-interpreted as a landmark temporary, exhibition Hello Sailor!
Meecham, Pam
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“When the bear won't go hunt”: masculinity in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
In Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, the character of Orsino stands for the male polarity, as opposed to Olivia who represents femininity. His interest in music, perfumes and love thoughts, his narcissism and his refusal to “go hunt,” contribute to ...
Jean-Louis CLARET
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