Gender – Beautifaire

28 Dec

Pop star Dorian Electra flips gender stereotypes using ‘gross’

“How do I make this monk outfit sort of sexy?” was the unique conundrum pop star Dorian Electra faced when styling their recently-released video for “Adam & Steve”. Laughing down the phone from a Swedish hotel room, Electra explains the song’s genesis: “I’ve at all times been fascinated and amused by anti-gay slogans – ‘it was Adam & Eve, not Adam & Steve!’ But that’s such a catchy phrase in case you flip it. I’m serious about Adam & Steve!” The result's a mix of thunderous electronica and choral elements, which casts the titular characters as defiant gay lovers. “I call it biblical gay fan fiction,” Electra jokes. “There’s a lot homoeroticism in Christian art anyway – you’re literally eating...

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27 Mar

The unconventional Surrealist who challenged gender norms with make-up

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The unconventional Surrealist who challenged gender norms with make-up

Looking back on the extraordinary self-portraits of Surrealist Claude Cahun and her unusual relationship with make-up, we unpick what she will be able to teach us about beauty today It would appear to be our obsession with beauty has never been greater, but seeking to the past tells a special story. Making Up The Past is a column great women from history and the way they used cosmetics to shape their identities, from ancient queens to modern artists.For many of human history, cosmetics have been a rarefied luxury. Even when the social mores that shape our understanding of beauty have continually shifted, make-up has at all times served as a method of...

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14 Sep

How persons are using genital piercings to affirm their

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How persons are using genital piercings to affirm their

Many trans people discover a profound sense of healing through ‘genital biohacking’, with piercings which can be difficult to find elsewhere If the phrase ‘genital biohacking’ incites visions of sex robots or a unadorned Gwyneth Paltrow in her laboratory, it’s not your fault. A fast Google search reveals results which can be, at best, weird and, at worst, stuff Edward Scissorhands would find hard to swallow. In point of fact, biohacking covers any DIY practice done for biological performance or health enhancement, including modifying your genitals with piercings. This isn’t just “a latest weird thing young persons are doing”, Lynn Loheide, a non-binary skilled piercer and ‘body modification historian’ tells Dazed. Genital biohacking “can...

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15 Feb

One photographer’s uncensored documentation of her gender transition

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One photographer’s uncensored documentation of her gender transition

gender transition Charley Dean Sayers’ debut photography book November seventeenth captures her gender confirmation surgery on her own terms. Here, she speaks to Nicola Dinan about the project November 17th will leave you wondering: why should happiness demand a lot suffering? In her debut book of photography, Charley Dean Sayers, 23, documents her gender confirmation surgery, which she underwent three months after her 18th birthday. The book spans Sayers’ five weeks in Chon Buri, Thailand. It’s a portal into an especially intimate period of Sayers’ life, and of mental and physical tumult. As I moved through the photographs, diary entries of Sayers and her mother, messages sent to friends, I often felt like more of an intruder than a reader. The nice irony...

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