cross-dressing

A born rebel: Lady Caroline Lamb scandalises society

13 May 2023 9:00 am

Antonia Fraser describes an intelligent, independent woman, whose penchant for cross-dressing reflected her yearning for the freedom only men enjoyed

A genuine oddity

22 July 2017 9:00 am

The most compelling pop singers in music right now — at least in the branch where pop singers still play…

What happened when my son went to school as Goldilocks

12 March 2016 9:00 am

Whenever I hear a leftie complain about being abused on Twitter, I think: ‘You should try being me.’ A case…

‘Me as Dorothy’ by Grayson Perry —but what’s with the frocks?

If you hate art-world show-offs, Grayson Perry, what's with the frocks?

20 September 2014 9:00 am

At the time it was all too easy to get sucked in by the hype. In 2013, Grayson Perry was…

Sex and squalor in San Francisco

5 April 2014 9:00 am

Frog Music begins with a crime against a young mother, committed in a tiny space. Unlike Emma Donoghue’s bestselling novel…