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[S**-M***]: The Sex-Reversal True Life Story of COCCINELLE

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A biography by the pulp sexologist Carlson Wade of Coccinelle, a French nightclub performer and transgender icon. It tells the story of her childhood, dysphoria, transition, marriage, and entertainment career.

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Identifier
rf55z813d
Collection
Rare Books
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
Wade, Carlson
Publisher
Epic Publishing Co., Inc.
Date Issued
1963
Genre
Books
Subject(s)
Coccinelle
Places
New York
Topic(s)
Gender expression
Gender-affirming surgery
LGBTQ+ night life
MtFs
Trans women
Table of Contents
Preface by Carlson Wade... 9
My Meeting with Coccinelle... 11
A Tragic Childhood of Loneliness... 21
A Lesson in Hairdressing... 29
My First Experiences: Transvestism and Prostitution... 68
How I "Destroyed" Myself... 77
My First Experiences: As a Travesti... 88
Disowned by My Father... 100
No Business like Travesti Business... 112
Love Turned Me Into a Physical Female... 121
A Male with Female Breasts... 165
I Prepare for My Operation... 174
Woman that is Born of a Man... 183
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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