{"product_id":"travesti-sex-gender-and-culture-among-brazilian-transgendered-prostitutes-paperback","title":"Travesti: Sex, Gender, and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDon Kulick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dramatic and compelling narrative, anthropologist Don Kulick follows the lives of a group of transgendered prostitutes (called \u003ci\u003etravestis\u003c\/i\u003e in Portuguese) in the Brazilian city Salvador. \u003ci\u003eTravestis\u003c\/i\u003e are males who, often beginning at ages as young as ten, adopt female names, clothing styles, hairstyles, and linguistic pronouns. More dramatically, they ingest massive doses of female hormones and inject up to twenty liters of industrial silicone into their bodies to create breasts, wide hips, and large thighs and buttocks. Despite such irreversible physiological changes, virtually no \u003ci\u003etravesti\u003c\/i\u003e identifies herself as a woman. Moreover, \u003ci\u003etravestis\u003c\/i\u003e regard any male who does so as mentally disturbed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kulick analyzes the various ways \u003ci\u003etravestis\u003c\/i\u003e modify their bodies, explores the motivations that lead them to choose this particular gendered identity, and examines the complex relationships that they maintain with one another, their boyfriends, and their families. Kulick also looks at how \u003ci\u003etravestis\u003c\/i\u003e earn their living through prostitution and discusses the reasons prostitution, for most \u003ci\u003etravestis, \u003c\/i\u003e is a positive and affirmative experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arguing that transgenderism never occurs in a \"natural\" or arbitrary form, Kulick shows how it is created in specific social contexts and assumes specific social forms. Furthermore, Kulick suggests that \u003ci\u003etravestis\u003c\/i\u003e-far from deviating from normative gendered expectations-may in fact distill and perfect the messages that give meaning to gender throughout Brazilian society and possibly throughout much of Latin America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through Kulick's engaging voice and sharp analysis, this elegantly rendered account is not only a landmark study in its discipline but also a fascinating read for anyone interested in sexuality and gender.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 277\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.02 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45264570351718,"sku":"9780226461007","price":65.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SmVZb1drNmowcmc3ZWVnREQ2VGhNQT09.webp?v=1773892223","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/travesti-sex-gender-and-culture-among-brazilian-transgendered-prostitutes-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}