Jezebel: cross-dressing

Teen Kicked Out Of School For Cross-Dressing

Intern Katy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:20:00 EDT

A 16-year-old boy withdrew from his school in Georgia after school officials told him to stop wearing his "feminine" clothes. They claim his outfit caused a fight, and told him to either dress more manly or get out. [UPI]

The Old Man And The...Lacey Bonnet

Sadie — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:45:00 EST

If it's ever seemed like Ernest Hemingway was suspiciously eager to prove his masculinity, this may provide a clue as to why: as a child, his mother dressed him in drag.

It's long been known that Papa had threatened to cut his mom off if she ever revealed anything about his childhood, and his sister's revelations about their early years explain why: according to Marcelline, their mother Grace was desperate for twin daughters, and despite the 18-month age difference between the kids, carried out the fantasy, holding her daughter back a year so the siblings would be in the same grade, and dressing the children in matching girl's clothes. Oh yeah — she also addressed her son as "Ernestine." To Have and Have Not, indeed. [MentalFloss]

Dr. Who?

Sadie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:20:00 EDT

There's a new movie being made about James Miranda Barry, who lived her life disguised as a man, secretly becoming the first woman to graduate as a British doctor. Believed to have been born Margaret Ann Bulkley in Ireland, Barry enrolled in med school under her uncle's name and went on to become a high-ranking medical office, a pioneer in sanitary surgerr and the first British surgeon to successfully perform a C-section. Although she is believed to have borne a child, it seems Barry kept the deception up until her death at 70, when a charwoman is said to have exclaimed, 'The devil, a general! It's a woman. And a woman that has had a child!' In the movie version, she has a torrid forbidden love affair. Obvs. [Guardian]

"I Always Get Constipated When I Sleep At A New Guy's House; What Should I Do?"

Tracie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:20:00 EDT

It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. (Remember, kids: Don't do drugs!) In this episode, Rich helps me answer questions about constipation, cross-dressers, and single dads. Got a burning question? Send it to potpsych@jezebel.com. (Please keep them short; they're verrrry hard to read when stoned.)

Bad Education

Dodai — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:45:00 EST

A 39-year-old Japanese man bought a school girl's uniform and a long wig on the internet, put 'em on and went to a high school north of Tokyo. Students standing outside the building saw him and started screaming, so Tetsunori Nanpei did the "logical" thing: He rushed onto the school grounds and tried to blend in. But kids wouldn't stop freaking out, so Nanpei fled, losing his wig. A school clerk chased and caught him; he was arrested for trespassing. This story would have been better if the schoolgirls had gone Gogo from Kill Bill and tackled his creepy ass, but it's probably good that they steered clear. [Guardian]