Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-341) and index.
Contents
The hypothetical lesbian heroine in narrative feature film -- Coming out in a new world: Monika Treut's virgin machine -- Redressing the "natural": the temporary transvestite film -- The she-man: postmodern bi-sexed performance in film and video -- Queer theory, feminist theory: grounds for rhetorical figures -- Part I: Baby butch meets mother beloved -- Part II: The man behind the mask -- The public private: negotiating subjectivity -- Discourse intercourse: a compendium of sexual scripts -- The seduction of boundaries: feminist fluidity in Annie Sprinkle's art/life -- Postscript: a graphic interrogatory-beyond dimorphic sex.