Self-Made Man

Self-Made Man

"Self-Made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man" is a book written by lesbian journalist Norah Vincent, recounting an 18-month experiment in which she disguised herself as a man—"Ned"—and then integrated with a group of male bowlers. She described this as "a human project" about learning.

In other chapters in the book, she describes her experiences as a man in sex clubs, on dates, in a monastery, and as part of a men's support group.

In order to effectively pose as a male, Vincent acquired a buzz cut and flattened her chest using a small sports bra. She also hired a makeup artist to fake a five o'clock shadow and trained for months to imitate a deeper male voice.

Vincent joined a men's bowling team, where she says " [the men] just took me in ... no questions asked." She eventually became friends with them, even coming along to strip clubs and dating women who had no idea of her true gender. She later revealed that she was actually female to the men, who "took it well.""Self-made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man" ISBN 0-670-03466-5]

References

* [http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Entertainment/story?id=1526982 A Self-Made Man: Woman Goes Undercover to Experience Life as a man] , ABC news, 20 January 2006. URL accessed 20 February 2006.


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