The phallus palace : female to male transsexuals / Dean Kotula ; consulting editor, William E. Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kotula, Dean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people.

Transsexuals.

Trans people--Identity.

Transsexuals--Identity.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Female to male transsexuals

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, Calif. : Alyson Books, 2002.

Summary:

The Phallus Palace is a bold approach to the subject of female-to-male transsexuals (FTMs). Author and photographer Dean Kotula has compiled essays by himself and 19 other FTMs, along with before-and-after photographs and essays by psychotherapists and doctors working in the field of sex reassignment. In addition, Kotula's photography graphically documents the available surgery for transitioning FTMs. Also included are heartfelt essays from Kotula's sister and the mother of a 15-year-old FTM -- who himself provides a self-portrait and poem. All told, The Phallus Palace places FTM transsexuality into a historical, psychological, medical, and social context as has never been done before. Join Kotula and others on their journey toward reconciling their inner selves with their physical bodies in this moving, enlightening, and incredibly engaging book.

Contents:

Part 1 Perspectives and Viewpoints I 1

"FTM 101: Dispelling Myths About the Invisible and the Impossible," / Katherine Rachlin, Ph.D. 3

"Seeking Manhood: An Introductory Guide to Assessment of the Female-to-Male Adolescent," / Diane Ellaborn, LICSW 21

A Conversation With Milton Diamond, Ph.D. 35

Part 2 The Men (Post-Transition Photographs by Dean Kotula) 57

Part 3 Perspectives and Viewpoints II 129

"The Transsexual Book of the Dead: Osiris and the Trance Man," / Rachel Pollack 131

"We Were There: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in the Civil War," / Ken Morris 147

"Alan Hart," / Margaret Deirdre O'Hartigan 157

Part 4 The Surgeries 167

Interview With Toby R. Meltzer, MD 173

Liposuctioning Breast Tissue 179

Bilateral Mastectomy 181

Metoidioplasty 185

Radial Forearm Phalloplasty 193

Interview With James J. Reardon, MD 201

Part 5 Gender Memories 207

"Perceptions and Plights," / Dean Kotula 209

"Metamorphosis of a Sibling: When History Changes," / Sharon E. Kotula 231

Part 6 Perspectives and Viewpoints III 235

"The Female-to-Male Transsexual Transition as a Creative Act," / Jeff Brody, MPS, ATR 237

A Parent's Perspective / E.C. 245

Self-portrait drawing and a poem written at age 10 / L.C. 248.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1555836542

OCLC:

49773792