I am going to be analyzing the humor behind gender differences, but more specifically the use of humor within the LGBTQ community. Using the book "Gender Outlaw" by Kate Bornstein, I plan on analyzing how she uses humor to try to convey her message about transsexualism.
Starting off in the beginning of the novel, the first sentence written by Bornstein, a MtF transsexual (Born a Male, transitioned to Female) says "People are starting to ask me about fashion. I love that! Maybe they think the doctor sewed in some fashion sense during my genital conversion surgery" (Bornstein 3). Right off the bat, Bornstein gives one of the big differences attributed to gender, sex, and sexuality. Women and homosexual men have a higher sense of fashion than heterosexual men do.
I already know that there are great differences in what is found funny between males and females (sex) and masculinity and femininity (gender). In many ways, the best humor about gender differences comes from satirical comedy, such as this work that I am analyzing. I want to explore just how different the genders can be as well as explore how the LGBTQ community would probably tend to find this book funnier than the heterosexual community.
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