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Mema lives in a crowded urban space on the outskirts of Mexico City. Her house is a sanctuary for young homosexual men and transvestites. Mema is an AIDS educator and leader of the group. This study follows the transvestites in their daily activities, and analyzes their complicated relations.

Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: The First Night 1. The Setting and the Approach 2. Everyday Life of a Jota 3. Little Boys in Mother's Wardrobe: On the Origins of Homosexuality and Effeminacy 4. Stealing Femininity: On Bodily and Symbolic Constructions 5. Machos and Mayates: Masculinity and Bisexuality 6. On Love, Domination, and Penetration Concluding Notes Bibliography Index

Memas House Mexico City

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 2/3/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226682563, 978-0226682563
      ISBN10: 0226682560
      Also in:
      Gender studies, gender groups Psychology: sexual behaviour

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Mema lives in a crowded urban space on the outskirts of Mexico City. Her house is a sanctuary for young homosexual men and transvestites. Mema is an AIDS educator and leader of the group. This study follows the transvestites in their daily activities, and analyzes their complicated relations.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction: The First Night 1. The Setting and the Approach 2. Everyday Life of a Jota 3. Little Boys in Mother's Wardrobe: On the Origins of Homosexuality and Effeminacy 4. Stealing Femininity: On Bodily and Symbolic Constructions 5. Machos and Mayates: Masculinity and Bisexuality 6. On Love, Domination, and Penetration Concluding Notes Bibliography Index

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