Shemale/Transsexual Publications

Drag Queens, Number 2, Volume 2
Holly Publications, Inc.
Hollywood, California
1980

digital replica

The editorial on page three, defines the subject of the magazine: not transgendered individuals who have had surgery to revise their sex, but rather, those who haven't.

For many other individuals, the operation still lays in the future, with minor alterations already in the works. Through breast implants, electrolysis and hormone treatments, many of these transsexuals have stopped short of the operation and remained within the netherworld between men and women. They are known as she-males, and as time moves on, their numbers increase with astounding rapidity. In this issue, we focus on some of the world's best known transsexuals, men who have elected to alter their body into that of a woman while keeping their male genitalia intact. They are a sexual breed relatively new to the history of our western civilization, a specialized form of erotic individual who is here to stay, and grow, throughout the 80's!

Magazine content exposes three models, two in nude pictorials and one smaller set as accompaniment to an essay.

Sheila — Hung and Daring

In a living room, Sheila poses in negligee, stockings, corselet, and mules. A flirty blond who often fondles the handy penis, she looks both dreamy and sincere. Later in the set, Sheila wears a garter belt, hosiery and sandals.

Colette — From Paris with Meat

The cover dubs this model, “stud-woman.” Posing in an assortment of frilly lingerie, nylons and heels, Colette presents a convincing female illusion. In many pictures, fingers touch male indicia.


In corset, gloves, stockings, and studded collar, Colette stands tall in shiny boots with five-inch heels. We've seen the model in this costume in other 1980s magazines. This array of fetish finery exposes firm breast abundance, likely the product of implants, but an appropriate element in the imagery of leather doll holding a whip.

The Transsexual Experience — Heaven or Hell?
Accompanied by a few photos of a female impersonator, this essay addresses the question of gender reassignment surgery. The unnamed writer suggests that robust pre-op counseling, testing and assessment would be advantageous to those considering a major life change. Psychiatric and psychology services might help post-op individuals manage depression and guilt.


He extrapolates from interviews —

In speaking with a number of transsexuals in Los Angeles, the general feeling was that the surgery was beneficial. These newly formed women all contended that life was becoming unbearable for them as men, and that the operation allowed them to flower and grow as human beings. They go on to say that their problems remained very much the same, and that there was no dramatic change either in their income or their status. But, they all felt that the operation allowed them to live their lives as they chose. And that, they argue, was the important factor.

About half the pages in the original are printed in color. The ebook contains all content of the 48-page magazine in the original sequence, including advertising on two pages. A few page layouts were revised slightly. Empty margins, superfluous borders and a small amount of walls and floors were excised.

Brightness and contrast were adjusted. Most of the professional photography transposed to ebook format with clarity.

All new scans. She male nudity.

NOTE
Although some parts of pictures are obscured on this page, the ebook shows everything that's in the original.

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