Claudia's
Transgender Underground Book

INTRODUCTION:

Transvestites, transexuals, drag queens and androgynes: exotic, nocturnal creatures living their lives in the bars and nightclubs of London. Or such is the myth. Most of us have an idea of what the word "transgendered" means, but do we really know what being transgendered is all about? 		 

Cover image by Claudia Andrei

   Now in Transgender Underground, writer and artist Claudia Andrei, fascinated by gender-bending, looks behind the media myth and exposes the real lives, opinions, and sexual orientation of more than a dozen members of the "third sex".


Transgender Underground is the result of two years of research, interviews, photography sessions and a complete immersion - with unlimited and unprecedented access - in the gender-bending scene. Illustrated throughout with lavish colour and striking b/w photos, and featuring extremely candid interviews with her subjects, Andrei's book is a fascinating document of the last twilight zone of modern London.


“Wilfreeda Beehive” photo by C. Andrei 		 
Author Claudia Andrei with some of her TG models during her book signing at Borders bookstore, Charing Cross.

 

 

 
Author C. Andrei with “Tamara”


For all enquiries and requests regarding this book, please contact: GLITTER BOOKS, an imprint of Creation Books. Further information at www.tearscorp.com. The book can also be ordered via www.amazon.com and www.amazon.co.uk


The shape of things to come.... Here is a little preview of Claudia's upcoming Burlesque Grotesque book project in collaboration with photographer Alex Jasper (www.alexandrajasper.com):


Syban V - The Ice Queen cometh...

Photo by Alexandra Jasper

 


Blanche Dubois - "That's for me, I'm sure"

Photo by Alexandra Jasper

 


Gawkagogo - Not going gaga, just weirdly wonderful!

Photo by Alexandra Jasper



Tammy Torture - Lucha Britannia perve nurse

Photo by Alexandra Jasper

 


Vicky Butterfly, the deadliest of the species.

Photo by Alexandra Jasper

 


Eggs! Eggs! Eggs seem to work just fine for Ruby Blues!

Photo by Alexandra Jasper



Missy Macabre, or What Chainsaws Can Do To A Cabaret Performer...

Photo by Alexandra Jasper

 


The Baron, or What Chainsaws Can Do To A Cabaret Performer...

Photo by Alexandra Jasper

 


Crimson Skye, or What Cabaret Nurses Can Do To Treat Injured Performers..

Photo by Alexandra Jasper



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