Gender
Gender performance and Identity
AUSTIN YOUNG HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING DRAG AND TRANS CULTURE SINCE 1985 THROUGH PORTRAITURE.
“GIRLS CAN WEAR JEANS AND CUT THEIR HAIR SHORT AND WEAR SHIRTS AND BOOTS BECAUSE IT'S OKAY TO BE A BOY; FOR GIRLS IT'S LIKE PROMOTION. BUT FOR A BOY TO LOOK LIKE A GIRL IS DEGRADING, ACCORDING TO YOU, BECAUSE SECRETLY YOU BELIEVE THAT BEING A GIRL IS DEGRADING.” –IAN MCEWAN, THE CEMENT GARDEN








































