57. Cardiac arrest. My heart goes crack crack crack crack…<\/p>\n
The Guardian’s obit says the following:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Burns became famous for his androgynous style and his progressive approach to gender. He often wore women\u2019s clothes and, speaking to the Guardian in 2007, said: \u201cEveryone\u2019s in drag of some sorts, I don\u2019t give a fuck about gender and drag. I\u2019m not trying to be a girl by putting on a dress \u2013 gender is separated by fabric. I was brought up with an incredible amount of freedom and creativity. Society has put certain constraints on things.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I find this quote curious because it’s not quite true. He evidently gave a whole bunch of fucks about gender…or at least his, since he defined his own and performed it with great joy, consistency, and relish until the day he died. More precisely, I think he didn’t care for the inevitable labels [crossdresser, drag queen, transsexual, f****t,<\/em> etc.] that I’m sure accompanied public notice of his gender. I think this quote is more about him saying, “Y’all are so hung up on what I am or am not. You think I’m some weird deviant pervert. Well, I’m me, and you’re the weird deviant perverts for being so obsessed about it.”<\/p>\n
Also The Guardian’s comment that he “often wore women’s clothes” doesn’t make any sense either. Reminds me of the Gender Aptitude Test<\/em> in Kate Bornstein’s Gender Workbook. One of the questions was as follows:<\/p>\n
Have you ever worn the clothes of “the opposite sex?”
\na. Hey, give me a break. No way!
\nb. Yes, but when I wear them, they’re for the right sex.
\nc. What sex in the world would by opposite of me?
\nd. Several of the above.<\/p>\nI think D would apply to Pete here.<\/p>\n
P.S. The Gender Aptitude Test has lots of entertaining answer choices, but I especially like this one:
\nWhich of the following statements most nearly describes your feelings about gender?
\na. My what about gender?
\nb. I guess my feelings range anywhere from anger and frustration to happiness and exhilaration.
\nc. Gender confuses me. I don’t know why it is the way it is.
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