forced masculinization

[pantryslut]

She is crying as they crop her hair short. They scrub her face with harsh soap until all traces of paint are removed. Nails are clipped short. One of them rubs smudges of dirt into her cheeks and behind her ears. A single tear scrapes a path clean.

They dress her in worn, baggy clothing, a work shirt with frayed cuffs, corduroy trousers. They hand her a rusted metal lunch container. "You're a son now, not a daughter," they pronounce, and push her out the door into the street.

Comments

[bearsir.livejournal.com]

Scenes from Herculine Barbin: The Musical?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Only if it's done in song and dance. (but it could be!)

[nadyalec.livejournal.com]

rawr.

did i ever tell you that's one of my fetishes?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Yes. That sort of inspired it, in fact. This post is in lieu of me answering the meme.

[nadyalec.livejournal.com]

rawr. thank you.
suddenly i'm having a little trouble staying still at my desk at work... *dreaming*

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

In the same vein, have you seen Tipping the Velvet? It's fluff, but it has its moments.

[srl.livejournal.com]

i want to read the rest.

[kneidlach.livejournal.com]

Osama?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

What a bleak movie that was. I was so angry at it at the end for dragging me through all that misery.

[kneidlach.livejournal.com]

Me, too. It was such a downer.
Is that what your story is from? It sounds similar.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

No, mine was just a spur of the moment writing snippet.