Transgender Underground -
London And The Third Sex
By Claudia Andrei

Transvestites, transexuals, drag queens and androgynes: exotic, nocturnal creatures living their lives in the bars, night-clubs and midnight shadows of London. Or such is the myth. Most of us may have an idea what the word "transgendered" means, but do we really know what being transgendered is all about? More importantly, how deep is our knowledge when it comes to defining all the various categories of "gender-bending" - and how tolerant are we, ultimately, towads the transgendered community?

For years, the media has fed us with images of cross dressers and transitional personas. But in many cases the portrayal of transgendered people has been incorrect, superficial, and often insulting. With this book, mixed-media artist Claudia Andrei, who admits to a lifelong fascination with transvestism and androgyny, looks beyond the media myth and exposes the real lives, opinions, and sexual orientation of over a dozen members of the "third sex".

'Transgender Underground' is the result of several years of research, interviews, photography sessions, and a complete immersion - with unlimited and unprecedented access - in the gender-bending scene. Illustrated throughout with eye popping colour and black and white photos, and featuring extremely candid interviews with her subjects, Andrei's book is a fascinating document of the last twilight zone of modern London.

"The multi-media artist - Claudia Andrei truly got under the skin of many of the well known people on the transgender scene during the last months of the famous Ron Stormes Club. Many of the people featured in her book can be seen in person at The WayOut Club. The content of Claudia's interviews and her collection of photographs provide insight and a valuable record of this period". Vicky Lee

£13.99 UK £14.99 EU £19.99 USA and rest of the world including delivery