The Drag King Book

Author : Del Lagrace Volcano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Drag King Book written by Del Lagrace Volcano and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a drag king? Why have drag kings not been as numerous or as popular as their drag queen counterparts in popular culture? Are drag kings lesbians? The Drag King Book tells you everything you've wanted to know and more about the lives and performances of contemporary male impersonators. The book profiles many different performers, among them San Francisco's larger-than-life Elvis Herselvis and New York's mackdaddy Dred, and presents interviews with drag kings alongside descriptions and analyses of actual shows. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 pictures by transgender photographer Del LaGrace Volcano, The Drag King Book is a striking testament to the multiple forms of gender variance today.

Author : Leslie Feinberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780739468753
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drag King Dreams written by Leslie Feinberg and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran of the women's and gay movement of the past 30 years, Max's mid-life crisis hits in the midst of the post-9/11 world. Max is lonely and uncertain about her future -- fearful, in fact, of America's future with its War on Terror and War in Iraq -- with only a core group of friends to turn to for reassurance. Max is shaken from her crisis, however, by the news that her friend Vickie, a transvestite, has been found murdered on her way home late one night. As the community of cross-dressers, drag queens, lesbian and gay men, and "genderqueers" of all kinds stand up together in the face of this tragedy, Max taps into the activist spirit she thought had long disappeared and for the first time in years discovers hope for her future.

Author : Baker A. Rogers
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 1978820550
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book King of Hearts written by Baker A. Rogers and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While drag subcultures have gained mainstream media attention in recent years, the main focus has been on female impersonators. Equally lively, however, is the community of drag kings: cis women, trans men, and non-binary people who perform exaggerated masculine personas onstage under such names as Adonis Black, Papi Chulo, and Oliver Clothesoff. King of Hearts shows how drag king performers are thriving in an unlikely location: Southern Bible Belt states like Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina. Based on observations and interviews with sixty Southern drag kings, this study reveals how they are challenging the region’s gender norms while creating a unique community with its own distinctive Southern flair. Reflecting the region’s racial diversity, it profiles not only white drag kings, but also those who are African American, multiracial, and Hispanic. Queer scholar Baker A. Rogers—who has also performed as drag king Macon Love—takes you on an insider’s tour of Southern drag king culture, exploring its history, the communal bonds that unite it, and the controversies that have divided it. King of Hearts offers a groundbreaking look at a subculture that presents a subversion of gender norms while also providing a vital lifeline for non-gender-conforming Southerners.

Author : Donna Jean Troka
Publisher : New York : Harrington Park Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560233084
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Drag King Anthology written by Donna Jean Troka and published by New York : Harrington Park Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars and practitioners explore the phenomenon of female-to-male performers in 20 essays discussing drag king scenes, desire and the audience, and theory. They also include first-person narratives, and a photo gallery. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author : Susan Smith
Publisher : Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN 13 : 1602824568
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Of Drag Kings and the Wheel of Fate written by Susan Smith and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Rosalind Olchawski is an expert on Shakespeare, Nineteenth century poetry, and being the best friend you've ever had. She's been described so often as warm, Rosalind has come to think of herself as a sweater or a pair of mittens. One night on a blind date at a drag club in downtown Buffalo, Rosalind is mesmerized by the performance of the drag king Taryn. Can a grown woman go mad over a girl who looks like a boy? One night of adventure threatens to tear down everything Rosalind has come to believe about herself. Of Drag Kings & the Wheel of Fate is a novel about history, sex, drag, paganism, death, and the formation of family. Using an ancient myth reset in the queer community in Buffalo, New York, Smith explores gender fluidity, sexual diversity, and the deeper questions of love and identity that make us who we are.

Author : Dante DiFranco
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781932852752
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Drag Kinging written by Dante DiFranco and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Drag Kinging gives a clear and understandable definition of a drag king. It explores the culture responsible for creating the drag king to the modern culture that embraces it. The book also educates one on the principles and techniques involved in becoming a drag king. Overall, the book brings the art of drag kinging to modern and profound level. It provides drag kings and those who are interested in becoming one, with a vast array of resources from the Internet to the movies. It will give you the how to and the know how for becoming a drag king.

Author : Kerryn Drysdale
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030157776
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intimate Investments in Drag King Cultures written by Kerryn Drysdale and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes the globally recognised phenomenon of drag king performances as an opportunity for critical inquiry into the rise and fall of an urban scene for lesbian and queer women in Sydney, Australia (circa 1999-2012). Exploring how a series of weekly events provided the site for intimate encounters, Drysdale reveals the investments made by participants that worked to sustain the sense of a small world and anchor the expansive imaginary of lesbian cultural life. But what happens when scenes fade, as they invariably do? Intimate Investments in Drag King Cultures is unique in capturing the perspective of a scene at the moment of its decline, revealing the process by which a contemporary movement becomes layered with historical significance. Bringing together the theoretical tradition of scene studies with recent work on the affective potentialities of the everyday and the mobile urban spaces they inhabit, this book has appeal to scholars working across gender, sexuality and culture.

Author : Leslie Feinberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780739468753
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drag King Dreams written by Leslie Feinberg and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran of the women's and gay movement of the past 30 years, Max's mid-life crisis hits in the midst of the post-9/11 world. Max is lonely and uncertain about her future -- fearful, in fact, of America's future with its War on Terror and War in Iraq -- with only a core group of friends to turn to for reassurance. Max is shaken from her crisis, however, by the news that her friend Vickie, a transvestite, has been found murdered on her way home late one night. As the community of cross-dressers, drag queens, lesbian and gay men, and "genderqueers" of all kinds stand up together in the face of this tragedy, Max taps into the activist spirit she thought had long disappeared and for the first time in years discovers hope for her future.

Author : The Infamous Todd Kachinski Kottmeier
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781312673069
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drag King Guide, So You Want to Be a Male Impersonator written by The Infamous Todd Kachinski Kottmeier and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No person in LGBT history created more books on the craft of male and female impersonation than Todd Kachinski Kottmeier, truly the drag historian. The library of resource books, written by thousands of performers around the world, garnered eleven world records and broke ground on topics as widespread as mentoring to the steps to winning a crown. The Official Drag Handbook, The Forum, Crown Me , Drag Bully, Drag Parents, Drag Stories, Joey Brooks, The Show Must Go On, Best Said Dead, Following Wynter, Dirty Little Secrets, Turn Around Bright Eyes, The Hunt for The Drag Queen Killer and Second Ovation carry his name on the title. The DRAG GUIDE is a two-book set by over 350 performers, divided faintly into book one for Kings, book two for Queens.

Author : Infamous Todd Kachinski Kottmeier
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781312443204
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drag King Guide, So You Want to Be a Male Impersonator written by Infamous Todd Kachinski Kottmeier and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No person in LGBT history created more books on the craft of male and female impersonation than Todd Kachinski Kottmeier, truly the drag historian. The library of resource books, written by thousands of performers around the world, garnered eleven world records and broke ground on topics as widespread as mentoring to the steps to winning a crown. The Official Drag Handbook, The Forum, Crown Me , Drag Bully, Drag Parents, Drag Stories, Joey Brooks, The Show Must Go On, Best Said Dead, Following Wynter, Dirty Little Secrets, Turn Around Bright Eyes, The Hunt for The Drag Queen Killer and Second Ovation carry his name on the title. The DRAG GUIDE is a two-book set by over 250 performers, divided faintly into book one for Kings, book two for Queens. The name, "Drag," marginally used is the most common phrase accepted by the most amount of entertainers. A term the contributors voted en masse, though the title also uses the softer and more appropriate term of impersonator.