Drag queens at the 801 Cabaret /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Rupp, Leila J., 1950- (Author), Taylor, Verta A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Subjects:	801 Cabaret (Key West, Fla.) > Employees. Drag queens > Florida > Key West. Sex role > Florida > Key West. Marginality, Social > Florida > Key West. Gay liberation movement. Rôle selon le sexe > Floride > Key West. Mouvement de libération des homosexuels. 801 Cabaret (Key West, Fla.) Employees. Female impersonators. Marginality, Social. Sex role. Florida > Key West. Travesti. Music-hall. Rôle selon le sexe. Marginalité sociale. Culture gay. Floride.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : "What makes a man a man?"
"I'm beautiful, dammit!". Getting dressed ; Becoming drag queens ; Being a drag queen
"Take Me or Leave Me". The conch republic ; On the street ; A plate of food and a drag show ; "The hero would be you"
"Life is a cabaret". "She works hard for the money" ; Performing protest
"We are family". "Crazy world" ; The 801 family
"Free your mind". In a long tradition ; "We're not just lip-synching up here, we're changing lives" ; A night at the 801 ; Theoretical conclusions : thinking about drag as social protest.