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Name: Female Masculinity
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Author: Jack Halberstam

In *Female Masculinity*, Jack Halberstam offers the first comprehensive examination of women who embody masculine traits, showing that such identities have existed for over two hundred years. Using textual analysis and empirical research, he revisits key lesbian texts, explores the roles of butch/femme in lesbian communities, and addresses topics such as transsexuality among lesbians, boxing, theater, and cinema. The book contains nearly forty photographs—portraits, film stills, and drag‑king performances—that document the visual diversity of female masculinities. Halberstam argues for a nuanced understanding of gender that incorporates rather than pathologizes these identities, positioning the work as a landmark in interdisciplinary queer scholarship.

First publish date: 1998

Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Queer Contemporary Fiction

Authors: Jack Halberstam

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