Imagining the She/Male

Pornography and the Transsexualization of the Heterosexual Male

Bibliographic Data

ID5081354
AuthorsJeffrey Escoffier (City University of New York, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume12
Issue4
Pages268-281
Publication date2011-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Gender and Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1524-0657 • E-ISSN: 1940-9206
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15240657.2011.610230
OpenAlexW2067788811
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited13

This essay explores the emergence of a form of sexual desire that did not strictly exist before the late 20th century—desire for the “pre-op” male-to-female (MTF) transsexual woman—a partially feminized male-bodied person who typically has breasts developed through hormone therapy or breast augmentation and some other female characteristics but who has not yet undergone female-to-male sex-reassignment surgery. The historical development of this new form of sexual desire is documented, in part, by the emergence of the transsexual pornographic video as a heterosexual male genre. The primary focus of this article is on the male spectator, with a secondary emphasis on the “male” performer. It explores how both male performers and consumers self-identify, what concepts of gender that both performers and consumers hold, and how the adult entertainment industry organizes and reflects sex and gender conventions and practices

Art · Entertainment · Female to male · Human sexuality · Performing arts · Pornography · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Transgender · Transsexual · Visual arts · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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