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Page 75
... accept the lie as truth and are willingly deceived . While Lady Bellaston and Justine wear masks , they act within socially prescribed arenas of falsehood . At the Cervonis ' masked ball , for example , Justine turns Toto into her ...
... accept the lie as truth and are willingly deceived . While Lady Bellaston and Justine wear masks , they act within socially prescribed arenas of falsehood . At the Cervonis ' masked ball , for example , Justine turns Toto into her ...
Page 106
... accept the marginality that strengthens the power of the " center . " In con- trast , Josiah , Grandma , Ku'oosh , and Betonie represent the voice of the old ways , the spirituality that alone keeps the Native American from becoming com ...
... accept the marginality that strengthens the power of the " center . " In con- trast , Josiah , Grandma , Ku'oosh , and Betonie represent the voice of the old ways , the spirituality that alone keeps the Native American from becoming com ...
Page 120
... accept that a person who was born a man but became a woman could desire either a man or a woman depend- ing upon her sexual orientation . Even the gay community often tries to separate itself from transvestism and transgenderism as ...
... accept that a person who was born a man but became a woman could desire either a man or a woman depend- ing upon her sexual orientation . Even the gay community often tries to separate itself from transvestism and transgenderism as ...
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Overview | 1 |
Seizing the Erotic | 23 |
The Sexual Predator | 47 |
Copyright | |
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