The idea of gender is no long as fixed as it once was: Tootsie, La Cage aux Folles, and Milton Berle saw to that. But none of this has prepared us ...
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Jul 24, 2009
Imogen
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The language Loren Cameron was using when this came out feels very, very dated right now, to the point that you'd probably call somebody out and have a confrontation if they used it in 2009. But, I mean, instead of just being kind of a faded photograph or whatever, that actually throws into relief what an intense time the nineties were to be a trans man: how few your role models were, how uncharted the life in front of you looked, how free and constrained you were, socially, at the same time.
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Jan 30, 2010
Eyoki
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Although Loren Cameron's book is subtitled "Transsexual Portraits" the subjects are all transsexual men. It begins with two sections of self-portraits, which while visually arresting was for me the least interesting part of the book - but i suppose that's because i came to it longing to see and hear the stories of other trans men, not to admire their muscle tone.
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Nov 25, 2011
Charlie
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I don't see the hype. Seeing that it's out of print now, I pined and waited to get this at the local library.
I was sorely disappointed, it was little more than drivel with pictures, honestly.
For it to be so highly esteemed, I thought there'd be some substance, but really there wasn't.
Get it from a library before actually paying money for it.
I was sorely disappointed, it was little more than drivel with pictures, honestly.
For it to be so highly esteemed, I thought there'd be some substance, but really there wasn't.
Get it from a library before actually paying money for it.
May 25, 2010
shay
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an interesting collection of portraits. it's definitely dated a bit, but pretty groundbreaking for when it was released. i wish some of the commentary was a little less sexist, but again, peoples ideas have changed a lot since the book was released.
Mar 16, 2008
Walker
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This book is groundbreaking for its depection of trans mens bodies long before anyone else had a book like this out there. Unfortunatly it is not the best. The photography is fairly straight forward, its organization is not very interesting, only its subject hold any interest. The genital shots are useful in an instructive manner, but fall flat as a creative work, and borrow far to much from a medicalized model that are the only previous documentation of trans mens bodies. Loren is a better spea
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Jul 27, 2009
Sandy
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This is THE book on FTM (female to male) tranformation in photographs. I have met Loren Cameron and he is amazing. The dichotomy between maleness and femaleness in seeing FTM's that chose not to fully have surgery (like Cameron) is very interesting.
May 25, 2011
Anna
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I have to say that I enjoyed the photographs more than the actual text that accompanied it. The photographs were beautiful, though.
Jan 02, 2008
Jeanette
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this is an awesome book! i originally bought it for my ftm exboyfriend but kept it in the divorce. loren camerons transformation is incredible. the before and after photos are freaking amazing! everyone should take a look at this book. it takes only a few minutes- and you will be amazed!
Mar 31, 2008
KT
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I just re-read this (the first time was 6 years ago), and it's an amazing historical document and photographic essay of an ever growing community. Much different for me the second time around...
Dec 17, 2009
Incredulous
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Loren Cameron is extremely self-involved, misogynistic and arrogant but, I enjoy the idea of his art/mission.
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