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Just How Transsexual Is "My Fair Lady," Anyways

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Daniel Lavery
Jun 30, 2019
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The question isn’t just exactly how transsexual “My Fair Lady” is but also the direction of its transsexuality – is Henry Higgins a Ray Blanchard type exploiting a gatekept patient? Or is he a fussy transmasc top working out his own complicated relationship to femininity by putting a cis woman through voice training and force-femme play? (THERE ARE TRAN…

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