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1973: Transsex in Glam Rock

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"Transsex" Tuesday, April 24, 1973 — Leader-Herald, Gloversville-Johnstown, N.Y. Gabriel used to appear in a fox mask and a red dress, which evolved from the “Foxtrot” LP. This brings up the subject of glam rock in England and its bisexuality. “That was just an example of transsex, fox to woman in that case. It could be taken for any transaction. “But we’re more into bestiality. We’ll work through the perversions slowly. We’re able to keep our crimes in the closet.” Collins says, “David Bowie’s rebirth came when he admitted to being bisexual Glam rock implies the bisexual bit. But I think there is less of it in England than here. Maybe people think more of the music in England.

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“1973: Transsex in Glam Rock” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to culture, identity, and representation, while also engaging interpretive analysis. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.

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Cristan Williams

143 publications · 714 inbound sources/citations

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Cristan Williams

319 publications · 3,580 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 8 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Culture, identity, and representation, Healthcare and medicine.