• Butch Queens up in Pumps: Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Philadelphia

Marlon M. Bailey's Butch Queens Up in Pumps explores Philadelphia's ballroom scene, examining gender, performance, and sexuality within this subculture. Through ethnographic research, Bailey analyzes how "butch queens"t?ay and transgender men embodying a hyper-feminine personat?avigate gender norms in balls. The book provides a nuanced understanding of race, class, and sexuality within ballroom culture, highlighting the performative aspects of gender identity and how butch queens construct identities and negotiate social hierarchies.

• Author: Marlon M. Bailey
• ISBN: 9780472029372
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Pages: 248
• Subject: Gender Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies, Performance Studies, Sociology, Anthropology