"Edward the Dyke" by Judy Grahn

"Edward the Dyke" by Judy Grahn

Gender and Women's Studies, American Literature, Satire, Counter Culture, Second Wave Feminist Movement

This motive magazine article from the lesbian/feminist issue (Vol. 32 No. 1 1972) tells a comical take on an early transition transgender woman named Edward with her psychiatrist Dr. Knox. During the encounter Edward tells of troubles with bathrooms and the dangers she faced while Dr. Knox continues to pathologize her by drawing up an absurd transition plan including removing 8 inches of her legs to shorten her and hormones to meet the female standard of that year of a 56 inch cup size and a 12 and 1/2 inch waist.

While this story is satirical it does directly highlight many of the issues transgender women sadly still face in the medical world today. The bathroom situation has not improved drastically from the comical description in the beginning of the article and the proving yourself to your psychiatrist situation is almost identical.

ID: Two pages of an article from a 1972 lesbian/feminist issue of motive magazine. The left hand side of the fold has a line drawing depicting Edward the Dyke lying on her side propped up by her left elbow drawn by Lynda Koolish from Berkeley and the beginning paragraphs of the satirical short story. The right side of the fold contains the remaining story and a drawing of Edward standing with her hands in her pockets and head sunken down towards her shoulders drawn by Nancy Adair from Albuquerque. The story was condensed and reprinted from Lesbians Speak Out, 1971.

Physical Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

From the Collection of Lydia E. Ferguson

motive magazine

1972

Jade Gill

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JPG

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