Body Alchemy Explained

Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits
Author:Loren Cameron
Cover Artist:Loren Cameron and Bernie Schimbke
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Autobiography, photography
Publisher:Cleis Press
Release Date:1996
Pages:110
Isbn:978-1-57344-062-2
Dewey:305.3 20
Congress:HQ77.95.U6 C36 1996
Oclc:34850194

Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits is a 1996 book collecting photographs and writing of Loren Cameron. It documents the process of transition and everyday lives of the author and other trans men.

The book

Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits was met with much praise for its intimate yet respectful portrayal of trans men, and was a double 1996 Lambda Literary Award winner.[1] [2] It remains a milestone on the subject of FTM documentary and a book referred to in other works on transsexualism.[3]

References and footnotes

  1. Web site: Online Alchemy's book section, citing some of the reviews. . 2007-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000205090926/http://lorencameron.com/alchemy/index.html . 2000-02-05 . dead .
  2. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/previous_winners/paw_1996_1999.html Lambda Literary Foundation :: LL Awards Recipients :: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
  3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1573440620 Amazon.com book details ("Citations"), January 27, 2007.