“Or whatever you be”: Crossdressing, Sex, and Gender Labour in John Lyly’s Gallathea

By Simone Chess

This article explores sociologist Jane Ward’s gender and sexuality theory: the notion of “gender labour,” in which a cisgender (not crossdressed or trans*) partner participates in co-creating his or her partner’s queer gender. While work on gender…

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