Austin Strip Clubs: Turned On, Tuned In: Top Ten Cinematic Trannies
Here’s a question immediate to me: Women and men are one thing, but how has cinema dealt with the portrayal of those ‘in-between’ genders, or gender-bending? A little research and a lot of tequila later, and I’ve come up with a list. In chronological order, here are my top ten trannies, just for you:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
“It’s not easy having a good time!”
I wrote about this recently in my fetish column, but I’d like to revisit it here again. This movie certainly pushes the boundaries of transsexualism, transvestites, and Transylvanians. A cult classic — and favorite of mine — Tim Curry looks stunning (if not odd) in a corset, fishnets, and stilettos worthy of a stripper. This movie, I think, was clearly made just to be made. It’s fun, it’s funny, the music is good, and it expressed the underground zeitgeist of its time and continues to be relevant (or at least a fun exercise in popular subculture) almost 35 years later.