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Address Correspondence HOTLINE: (716) 643-2626 To NU Pill Cffi Buffalo Belles CAMILLE. P.O. Box 1701 PATTI J.. Amherst, N .Y. 14226-170l K.A..THYLORR.A..INE

Towne restaurant on Allen Street, we headed over to the Stage Door, where their Halloween Costume Party was in full svving. The place was crowded with cowboys, nuns, doctors, Roman Gladiators, debutantes, Chippendale dancers ( this one was about 60 years old), cows and other creatures that I couldn't quite identify. It was quite a sight to behold. Also on hand \Vere two more Belles, Kathryn and Joy, but without costumes. Next year, girls. The Imperial Court of Buffalo put on a small Drag Show, to entice some of us back the following night for a bigger sho,v. Well, my nursing skills may not be up to par, but my partying talents were put to the test as I stayed Dear Sisters, out later than I expected. The next dav dmvned and coffee became mv \Veil, a fond and hearty hello to all best friend as preparation- for Saturday's Belles - of you. It seems so much has happened gathering began. Although we yearned for Jean since I last sat down to write about recent (pizza girl) and Kathy's presence at the meeting, we and future events that I don't quite know managed to wing it. Fourteen Belles and one guest \Vhere to begin. So let's just jump into it. enjoyed a rather informal evening. There I hope many of you put together a was no official business discussed except to remind costume and got out this Halloween. There folks to volunteer for some club activity. certainly were plenty of opportunities to get futdspeaking of club activities, the Buffalo· out and stmt. After some debate. I shelved Belles Annual Christmas Party will take place on 'Cleopatra· and decided to go Hallmveening December 13 ( the 2nd Saturday of the month). as a '::.Jurse·. But not just any generic urse. Please bring: a food item to share; an inexpensive :'.\o, I vvas "Hedda Hearse··, the head nurse umvrapped child's toy to be donated to needy kids: of the ''Dr. Kervorkian Terminal Rest and a gift for a grab-bag exchange among us Home·· where the motto is ··we·re here girls (a reasonable S5.00 gift is suggested). Oh, and vvhen you don't ,vant to be". Joining me do wear something festive. It is the perfect time of \Vas another Buffalo Belle, Susan , \Vhogot the year to wear that pretty outfit you've been dying done up as "Cmella De Vil" ( of the '101 to show off. Dalmatians' fame). Did she ever look About half of the girls at the meeting made gorgeously eil. their way dovvntmvnto the Stage Door, where we After grabbing a late dinner at The hhad practically front row seats for the charity

------__, .... -- Drag Show. Patty, Holly and her friend convinced me to reach down and grab a Prentice is a beer-swilling biker with a perky Reeves), her drill sergeant huc;band (Neil Dudgeon) second wind and follow them on late ,~ girlfriend, "not pension plan material," who has gone a and onsiderable amounts of sentimental boilerplate night excursion to Buddies, ., througl1 a collection of odd jobs without ever quite that isn't up to Detour and Roxy's. It was fun but I hzr\:e managing to get himself sorted out. the subtletv and sensitivity of the film's best to find more comfortable shoes. \v11ere A cute meet is the ticket for these two, facilitated by moments. can you get a decent pair of high heel a crash of Prentice's motorcycle into the taxi Kim's But those best moments, when they occur, are sneakers? in. Thougl1 Prentice knows it "sounds like a line worth the trouble, Watching Kim and Prentice I just have to mention my rece~t from 'Top Gun,''' he's convinced he's seen Kim dancing--half alone, half with each other--to a trip to New York City to see a good fnenc.l. before. and soon enougl1 he figures it out. Sort of. record they both remember from school is to see There were visirs to tvvo museums, a gotfoc Faced ,with a world of sexual choices he never knew something quite special, to feel nourished by an

cathedral. Greenwich Village pubs and anvone~ had., Prentice is initially dazed and confused, imaae;::, and a relationship that is both out of the theater lo'tts, Off-Off Broachvay shows in unable to figure out what l(im's sexual orientation is. ordinary and as Soho. Peking Duck in Chinatmvn, Gay seems an obvious choice, which infuriates Kim: evervdav as falling in love. Movie Revie,v: 'Different tor Girls' -· .; ,._,; subw~vs. fen-ies and tram rides, fabulous "I'm not a [expletive] drag queen," she snaps. by Kenneth Turan, L.A. Tin1es Staff W11ter foshio;s on Orchard Street (I only bought a Rupert Graves, who plays Prentice, is better known scarf), "talking" drums, dancing and way to Even in this sexually brazen age, romantic too little sleep. And not enough time to American audiences tlu·ougl1 roles in films like "The comedies involving transsexuals are not the usual check out the tranny chaser bar scene in rvladness of King George" and "A Room With a thing. Filnunakers, not survrisingly, aren't rushing ivfanhattan. W11atis a tranny chaser bar, View" than Steven Mackintosh, the actor who plays to c;eate genial romps about people who've turned vou might ask? Well, its a bar or a cafe that Kim. Thougl1 he makes Prentice too much the bull to surgery to change their sex because, explains a is a me;tin.g place for TV's, TS's, CD's, in the china shop at tin1es, Graves selflessly provides dictionary, they have "the physical characte11stics DQ's and TA's (Their Admirers). I'm the necessary dramatic foil for rvfackintosh's of one sex told the crowd appeals to a more diverse altocrether remarkable work. A.s Kim, 1,,vhonever but a strong and persistent desire to belong to the ~ . group than you might imagine. An doubts her choice but nevertheless feels somet11nes other." Which is why the British "Different for interesting note is the cover charge, where tr::ippec! m, a sne' 1i1erse '11~' ne1p1..1 -~a' "·n·11-" • 1\.v, Girls" is different for sure. the chasers (men) are charged $10.00 and Iviackintosh gives a pe1f ormance of dazzling tact and The storv of a relationship between a pr-imwriter women and the J • delicacv that is as difficult to describe as it must have of poetry for greeting cards and a brawny, leather­ above mentioned 'trannies' are admitted been t~, ccomplish. Mackintosh couldn't be more wearing motorcvcle messenrrer, "Different for free. I counted at least four or five that --- .,, - . exactlv nuanced as a Gfrls" is one of those films for which a lot has to were listed in a mainstream publication. wom;n who once was a man, someone '>Vhois be forgiven. But ,vouldn't you know it. This trip I nderstandablv horrified at being mistaken for a drag Its plot, direction and ivriting have slapdash didn't bring my magic suitcase to transform queen. The initial sections of "Di.fferent. for G~ls, '' quality mid-range British TV dramas, for lv1ovieRevievv: 'Ma Vie En Rose': into Camille. I certainly would feel unfairly with Prentice and Kim rentativelf renewmg their the film's creators have done considerable charged as a chaser if I had gone. But I'm fiiendship, trying to decide if it's worth their tim_et.o But there's an exceptional a already making plans to return to New sunnount the inevitable awkwardness. are the filn1s Calmly Out of the Closet and Into tl1e memorabl;:; char:.1cter at the center of thin.gs th;:it York in the spring and Camille will be most satisfving. She learns to ride a motorcycle, he makes that forgiveness worth Clothes doL.'lgsome hands-on research at these reads a bo~k ;n transsexuals and mollifies his "Different for Girls" begins with a prologue at a places. (Some of you have a smirk on your suspicious girlfriend (Nisha K. Nayar), and t~ey . B11tish public school where a teenage boy named By STEPHEN HOLDEN face. Wh:1t dirty minds!) both try to navig:ite their w:iy tlu·ough a rel:monship Karl is tormented and beaten in the shmver for Well, th:1t's :111for now. C:1ll the that lacks ordinarv guidelines. thinking he's a girl. He has only one defender, a Childhood transvestism could hardly look more hotline for the most up to date information A plot does have ·to kick in eventually, and as \V11tten solid, fearless lad named Paul Prentice. di2.nified than in the regally poised figure of Georges or if you have any questions concerning the bv Tonv I'vlarchant and directed by Richard Spence, Flash-forward 15 or 16 vears. Karl. after surgery D~Fresne. the extraordinary young actor who plays Clu-istmas Party. Until then, hugs. J . - • v~hat tl{ere is is not particularly inspired. It involves and hormone treatment, is novv a woman named Ludovic r.'.abre in "rvJaVie en Rose" ("My Life in an unfortunate anest, a sadistic policeman. the Kim, leading a quiet life working for busybody Pink''). Althougl1 Ludovic is only 7, when dressed as Camille tabloid press, Kim's supercilious sister (Saskia .l\tfu1amMargolves at Bon Mot Greeting Cards. a girl, this dark-eyed misfit who insists he belongs to , -; CARPE' DIEJ.\,1:NOW MORE THAN EVER!!. by Heather Anne Hurd, T)(-3./09-H

the opposite sex contemplates the \Vorld with the biology lesson from his older In August 1992, I wrote an Article entitled seren:::hauteur of a natural-born diva. On rhe r:1re sister into an .:::ndearingingenuous explanation for "CARPE' DIEM: NOW IS THE TIME!", which his 2:enckr contusion. When God was distributincr was widely published by the Femme :M:irrorand occasions sokmn lights up, his lmver lip ~ ;:, The Buffalo News/Friday, various Transgender Commurjty Newsletters. 14; 1997 crinkles just iike Diana when she:is fbshi11g chromosomes, he explains gravely to hjs parents, the Back then., in the early 90's, it seemed that one of her blinking-back-tc::rs, beauty-pageant chromosome that \Vould have made him fomaie Crossdressers were poised on the brink of Mass accickntally fell into th,::garbage. No sooner has Societal Acceptance. We were all over Television, Newspapers and Radio. An increasing number of FDAtests find ?air apparent is the story, told \,;ith · Ludmic learned about menstruation than he Us were venturing forth in Public, making our I and n1L'lim;1lpsychologizing, becomes convinced that a stomachache is his first existence HigrJy Tangible. Additionally, the afteruse of anti-baldness pill political climate was chang~ng, and the Air was consequences of Ludovic's sexual pc:riod. Electric with a sense of Excitement for the Future I for Transgendered People. . By end the film, Ludo\ic's I Knight Ridder erare to heavy amounts. For :ill its ch:mn and daring. "Tvfa\lie en Now, in the Late 90's, the Climate has . I for dresses and lipstick and llis Drastically Changed, and the Barometer of .When Merck actually counted dream of one d;::ym;:irrying the Jjrtk boy n,,;:(l doesn't come fully to grips vvith its subject. Except Tr:msgender Acceptance has fallen considerably. :I FORT LAlJDERD.Al..E, Fla. - h~irs. Propecia p~tients averaged U6. mc:re new hairs v.:ithin a one­ h:1s nearly tom apart for a sc;itterecl tear or rvvo,Ludovic maintains a Those espousing so-called "Traditional Family i The first pill proven to work in ~ Values" have become an increasingly Aggressive, I the fight against baldness was : nc n c.:rcle _on top of the head ,nan drd patients who used a dum- parents' marriage. cost his father his · remarkable composure in the foe..: of some vicious Mean-Spirited Majority, and have publicly vowed I praised Thursdav bv an excert slings and :11rn,·vs.In their beaithy familial I panei at the U.S.' Food and Drno 1;1Y~ream. For receding hairlines, forced his fornily to move out of a to fight against those they Deem as "Deviants" at tne 1mprovement was 60 hairs. every turn. Witness the corporate sponsorship Administration, causing a hubbub F suburb \Vhere they have become: togetherness, Propecia did not help every pullout over ABC's decision to air the "Coming not heard since Rogaine lotion ma:i. B_utMerck argued that manv a story that could e:isily have been the Fabres arc;:finally as picture perfect as "Father Out" episode of "Ellen", and the ensuing (minoxidil) came out Tn 1988. who did not grow new hair at and vveightysocial commentary has I..::nmvsBest." Think of "I'vfa Vie en Rose" as a vehement protest of the Broadcast. Witness the The panel's stance moved the drug called Propecia one step cios­ least stopped losing what thev had. . Southern Baptist's current Boycon of Disney for sure Abin Berbner 1vrote dJydream, a best of all possible scen:nios unreetirw er to approval by the FDA. A fi- Tne FDA's advisers were no'r its insurance coverage of Same-Sex Partners. that was proved, but Merck did screenplay vvithChris ·v;1nder S tappen) as a jolly ii, rhe its haunting central chzimcter. ·;::, These are only a couple of examples, but they nal decision is due in December. 1 Analysts say the pill by pharma- :1ote that when men stopped tak­ modem fairy tale that is as benign as the imagin:iry vividlyillustrate just how Hostile the Environn-1eot ing Propecia, the new hair fell out has become for anyone who is considered ceutical giant Merck & Co. would figure floats through Ludovic's fantasies, be a strong new challenger in the Also, the prescription drug can­ "Different"! 1 market for baldness products. not be taken by women because it offering comfort and esc:ipe. Thar specter, a In my article in 1992, I stressed that we poses a threat of birth defects. , . "This is going to be a big one.'' storybook princess named Pam Crossdressers needed to "Get Out There", without The nation's 40 million baldino­ fear or shame, and m.ake ourselves kJ1.ownas the J said Dr. Leslie Baumann, director I at the University of Mic!mi Cos­ men who want to grow hair today h::·,e cr.c: slathering non­ , mctic Center. 1'It's the c!oSest to a sprirJJing glirter and lavender flower not so simple. We still need to increase our Public magic potion we have had so far." prescription Rogaine on their guiding spirit behind this touching Visibility for the aforementioned reason, but more sc_:ilps.It helps about 25 percent importantly we also need to Unite as an Entire Propecia is not a miracle pill - ot . users grow varying amounts of .\s the movie begins, Ludovic's fondness Transgender Community and v.ith the Gay, nobody grew a full head of hair ha_ir,but stop using it and the hair clothit1g is by close-krut family as a Lesbian and Bisexual Conununities as well, and an~ not everybody was helped. But fails out. so thousands of men be!ore-and-after photographs ("f,,... 1~· a,:::::.,,,,,;:,_ t ·, ...~hr .._1.t, C> Stand as a spend S 15 to S30 every month '-'Hd! ,un:::,'-'-''-·vntDt..·H} l 1J. ns... Together United From' Toe reasons for this 1re fairly obvious: Unless showed Propecia helping bald hoping for help. ~o price has spots shrink, some bv ver1 small we can demonstrate our ability to get aiong within been established for the new drug, amounts but a few by' enough that our O\VT1 Transgender CommurJry, which is The panel passed along the bald spots almost disappeared. unforn.matelyfull of Petty Divisiveness, then how drug for FDA consideration. even can we expect Society at large to Accept Us?I We Dermatologists concluded that though it had concerns over ,safetv 3~ percent of these men grew issues such as the drug's long-term further mus, Embrace the Gay, Lesbian and slight amounts of hair in a vear Bisexual Corr1muPities in our struggie for effects on the detection of prostate and another 18 percent grew mod~ cancer and its effects on fertility. Acceptance, as they are Powerful Allies who face much of what we face and they amied \1i1th

Excellent Orga.ni.z.ation, Strategies and the * ·"·-e- __.. u~i1UJ.:>1vu J.\..,,C. insensitive bigot. NOV EMBER ATTENDANCE Political Muscle needed for this War!! I Make no AMYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - AJ1things considerecL Ludovic's parenrs confront the mistake about it - - This Is a War! We may not Transgender activist Sharon Franklin · have declared it, but the opposition clearly has, Brown, angered by a politician's anti-gay probkm of their son's sexual identity with :1 therefore we Must Respond by Stepping up Our and anti-transgender comments, has re­ cent!y decided to run for a seat on the coun­ Mpar is whatever minimum of hysterics. \Vhich is not to sav that PieITe JANICEG. CAMILLEH. Fight for Our Civil and Human Rights! cil. In March, city councilor Mark McBride , I say ii is. I've and his Hanna Laroque), 0 cl~n't The rapidly approachi.'1g new Millennium c:in objected to the opening of a new gay bar by ; ·vvife, C\Iichcle <::ach JEANH. SUSANB. still be Our Time, but we Must Seize It fer got one hole that's referring to gays as "garbage" and stating ' a par 23 and go ballistic at least once. But even at moments of Ourselves and Vigorously Defend It! If we don't that families shouldn't have to see\'trans: PATTIJ. CRYSTAL yesterdayI damn maximum stress, they never stop loving their seU"... stand up for our rights now, we risk losing All of ~.l'.t . =~-d~~g~ "'.'alking alon){th·e·\ HOLLYI. KENDRA our Previous Gains with absolute certai.nryl l-bo lk: Browri, a performer at the bar , near birdiedthe proclaimed "boygirL" \Vho turns an impromptu NOW MORE IBAi."i' EVER - that McBride objected to, said that if elected sucker." she will push for ordinance to ban dis­ COLLEENR. BRENDA& JUDY CARPE' DIEM!! an -W!LJJE NELSON, crimination on the basis of gender identity commenting on his I(ATHRYNNY. CAROLINE& TIFFANY and sexual orientation. 'Tm a strong be­ ririvatecourse liever in democracy... and I think we've lost ' MICHELLEG. MARSHA(Guest) sight of i_tin Myrtle Beach," she said, Brown said she plans to one day run for state ANGELLAA. representative and eventuallv governor. . - ...... of Victoria Powers ... your wallet SEPTEMBER1997 Appearance is only part of the issue. You Might be a Transgendered The heart of the matter is attitude. Femi­ Male if ... nine wiles or machismo bravado are two NEVIS options among many for gaining power in situations.and influencing others. Coy You'd rather talk girl talk with the ladies th and vulnerable gets results sometime~ sports with the men an while tough and confident can wor You know which of your work shirts effect· I . ON HERMIND better elsewh~re.Criticism comes when conceal a bra ive Y people who have found success with one You dress up like a woman ev get for two full weeks before a~da~t;:nce you method disapprove of those at the op­ You are comfortable in the lingerie department Halloween . r PASSINGt AN IMAGE PROBLEM posite end of the manipulationspectrum. Experience teaches us that certain You know your sizes in bras and panties You tell your girlfriend $250 for a pair of b forms for yo H 11 reast • by LEAH SUSAN RANKE behavior is successful in certain circum­ . . ur a oween costume isn't I stances. An older attorney once told me :ou tell your guy friends the·.,..;o,;,en'sclothes excessive The issue goes far beyond personal in your closet belong to your girlfriend - and that to be taken seriously in business w romantic preferences for a straight act­ you don't have a girlfriend Y?u know all the words to the Rocky H never smile when presenting my opin­ Picture Show' "S error ing boyfriend or butch/femme role play s song weet Transvestite" . October will bring us National Com­ ions. A wedding planner told me she You ~n name the perfumes women are because it has begun to pervade more wearing mg Out Day and a divers~ array of edu­ won't wear the butch haircut she wants Yfiou can paint your nails without painting your than simply how we categorize poten­ 1ngers cators, historians and activists to because she fears it would make the You don't know last night's hockey score but tial partners. It affects how we· see our­ brides nervous. My straight neighbor celebrat~ ~t. A range of events supports selves and the rest of our already you know which store had Vanity Fair Li~gerie wh~menremark that your nails are nicer than hates building supply stores because of on sale t the decJS1on of gays and lesbians to ostracized homosexual community. e1rs come out of the closet and share the truth the false bravado he feels required to Adopting these heterocentric prejudices project to the men who work there. "If I You know what "season· you are A woman jokingly asks if you have any nail of their lives with friends, family, co­ and exercising them on one another workers, classmates and the world at don't speak loudly and slam my keys glue - and you hand her some deepens the divisions within the ranks. on the counter," he said, "they will know You can put on hose without running them la~g~. As every year, it is hoped that How often have we laughed at char­ Men apologize after swearing in front of you m1lltons more will publicly and with­ I am intimidated." You can put on a bra at all acters like the one portrayed by Nathan Try adopting such postures at a din­ out shame identify themselves as homo­ Lane in The Birdcage, men acting like Your girlfriend asks you for fashion tips & sexuals so that prejudices against us will ner party or around small children and Your girlfriend complains 'that her bra is makeup advice women? We feel free to mock a male rather than obtaining a power advantage, bothering her and you tell her about the new wane. born with the potential to become mas­ Let's face it, we still have an image you are alienated and disliked. Situ­ underwires with the "no-poke" wires You find yourself repeatedly dating girls close culine power personified but who fool­ to your size so you can try on their clothes p~oblem. For generations, gays and les­ ational ethics? Perhaps, but the irony of The sales ladies at Victoria's Secret all know ishly squanders his testosterone in favor the debate may be that we are all a Ii. b1~ns kept silent and only hate filled of being, of all detestable things, a weak you by name We.men s~artsharing personal things about bit country and a little bit rock and r their sex lives with you ~01cesdefined us, shaping popular opin­ Mary, not respected in any matters of ion about who we are. Jerry Fallwell, At work and at home, we get com­ You know where to buy size 13 heels business or sports, and as shunned from for example once said gays "would kill fortable projecting one affect over an­ The boys at the neighborhood bar call you the boardrooms as women have tradi­ You ask a woman where she bought that "babe" you as soon as look at you". I make no other but we can and do play either role tionally have been. pretty new blouse comment about the gay and lesbian at different times. And there are count- Similarly, a character like Alice in The Your new girlfriend's parents think she's population's desire on this issue with . less exceptions to the rules ... gay men become a lesbian Brady Bunch or Jane Hathaway on The You know what a "bustier" is respect to Rev. Fallwell himself. with no interior design savvy, lesbians Beverly Hillbillies gains our sympathy. As we prepare for October's debate who don't play pool, butch moms, foot­ You have a Victoria's Secret credit card Yo~r new doctor has to examine you before he If only someone would give her a of whether or not to come out, there ball queens, dyke florists and straight believes you are a male makeover, do her make-up and nails, You have to remind yourself not to looms an equally divisive issue. Unlike men who don't like Home Depot. Well, accessorize for a day at the office Men start holding doors open for you. many other minorities, we can hide in buy her some gentler fabrics to wear, a okay, maybe we all play pool, but you plain sight. In some circles it is called kinder neckline, perhaps some jewelry get the idea. to accessorize ... and for heaven's sake Your underpants & undershirt both say passing when a gay or a lesbian seems The desire to pass is the hope that "Maidenform" let her hair grow in ... she might find sh; straight. The_issue has a impact on the stmight ~e?ple wil_lnot spot gay people way_wevalue each other. In the gay and has some attractive features to show­ and that ts internalized homophobia, no You know what shade foundation you wear lesbian community there has emerged a case. She might look pretty and no matter what clothes you put on it. -3- caste system borrowed ... excuse the longer be so angry, which must be the Obviously,these prejudices are rooted pun ... straight from the heterosexuals. reason ·shewants to look so much like a in the worst of society's stereotypes It accepts society's assumptions that man in the first place. about gender, the value of being either there exist masculine and feminine char­ At the heart of a stereotype is a kernel male or female. Men are worthy only if MARVIN acteristics that are separate aml distinct; of truth. We all know someone who they are sweaty and brutish, women wit~out trying, looks more like the op~ I'M 5D\<-RY,MARV\N, that women should act as feminine while only if they are sweet and beautiful. We Bu, "1 Rt>.Nou, oF m~n should act masculine. If you break pos1te gender than her own. And it is can and should challenge them rathc:r YOLJR (!IA.PE.RS. l this rule you might tip off straight people often a woman. Maybe this is because than internalizing their faulty premises. to look more like a male in our culture, ~ ""'.homay figure out you are gay or les­ Mainstream media already has with one merely needs to omit frills, while I bian. This is highly undesirable because movies like C. I. Jane. Qualities X to look girly means taking effort to add straight society does not value homo­ as "strong", "beautiful", "sensitivt: steps like make-up, coifed hair and ~exuals in the first place. Therefore, be­ "brave" have no limited correlation . ~l painted nails. Feminizing means adorn­ m~ able to hide is an advantage. Not one gender over the other. We should I ing .. Like a Christmas tree, it requires ,_:,..,~;..:=::ii being able to hide is a disadvantage. be setting the heterocentric opinion. E an investment of time and money on i decorations...... ,....,....;.;.:a..;.;..~:.:;.;;;.;.;::.:;;;.;:;.::.;;;.;.;..~~~~..JO TRANSGENDER QUIZ back in a woman's body? By Victoria Powers ' 16 What TV series had two men disguised as women to live in a women .only boarding house? 1. Who starred in the most famous pantyhose commercial of all time? 17. In what movie did a male actor get work as woman? 2. What is the name of "the worst movie director a of all time" who had a love for angora sweaters? 18. What famous male actor wore women's nylon panties explaining that "they are easy to 3. "He had the body of a Venus-- Lord imagine drip dry when traveling"? my surprise." Name that song.

4. What United States President liked to lounge See Quiz answers below around the White House wearing women's clothes in the evenings?

5. in this sci fi series. a main character's "child" was allowed to choose its own gender. (-!

6. "Girls will be boys and boys will be girls . Name that song. ~)

7. What is the name of the famous crossdressing director of the FBI?

8. In what movie did an actor play his son and his daughter, in addition to his own main male character?

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