Credits

FRONT COVER

Photographed exclusively for Vanity Fair by Annie Leibovitz. Styled by Jessica Diehl. Hair by Oribe. Makeup by Mark Carrasquillo. Manicure by Deborah Lippmann. Set design by Mary Howard Studio.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 Fox: Robert Maxwell. Skylar: Pari Dukovic. 3 Cox: Victor Demarchelier/Management Artists. Tear Plummer: Rob Culpepper.

INTRODUCTION

5 Jorgensen: Bettmann/Corbis. 6-7 Elbe: Ullstein Bild/Getty Images. Rivera: AP Photo/Justin Sutcliffe. Lankton: © Peter Hujar. Morris: © Jim Richardson/National Geographic Creative/ Corbis. Teena: AP Photo. 8-9 Mac: Austin Young. Toye: © Patrick McMullan. Bond: Elizabeth Lippman/Contourby Getty Images. 10-11 Cowell: Maurice Ambler/ Picture Post/ IPC Magazines/ Getty Images. Tipton: AP Photo. Jenner: Walter Iooss, Jr./Sports Illustrated/Getty Images. Sanchez: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite. Johnson: Diana Davies, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

THE WOMAN WHO PAVED THE WAY

l8-l9MannyMillan/SportsIllustrated/Getty Images. 23 Ron Galella/Wirelmage.

BEYOND LABELS

26-27 Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott/Art Partner

THE ADVOCATE

31 Victor Demarchelier/Management Artists

CINEMA PARADOXO

32-33 Courtesy of Karl Lagerfeld. 35 © Regent Releasing/ here! Films/Photofest. 36 The Crying Game: © Miramax/Everett Collection. Ma Vie en Rose: © Sony Pictures/Everett Collection. Oueen Christina: Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection. Farewell My Concubine: © Miramax/ Everett Collection. 37 Sylvia Scarlett: Everett Collection. Hedwigand the Angry Inch: © New Line/Everett Collection.

THE TRANSGENDER MOMENT

38 Mock: Mariano Vivanco/TrunkArchive. 39 Buschman: Gaby Gerster/laif/Redux. 40 Cayne: Brian Bowen Smith/August. 41 Carrera: Daniel Gabbay/Trunk Archive. 42 Katastrophe: JenRosenstein. 43 Milan: Benedict Evans/Redux. 44 Bower: Glenn Asakawa/The Denver Post/Getty Images. Jennings: Noam Galai/Wirelmage. Harvie: Kevin Neales, courtesy of Ian Harvie. 45 Allums: AlTielemans/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images. 46 Harif: Ben Grieme. 47 Leitham: Photo by Mary Ann Halpin: hair and makeup by Donna Gast. 48-49 Hegarty: Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vindooh Matadin/Trunk Archive. 50 Rocero: Tom Schimacher. 51 Maines: Ellie Wiener. 52 Wachowski: Fred R. Conrad/The New YorkTimes/Redux. 53 Ernst and Drucker: Casey Kelbaugh/The New York Times/ Redux. 54 Lea T: Zee Nunes. 55 Bono: Lisa Maree Williams/ Getty Images.

THE HUMBOLDT MURDERS

91 Teena and Tisdel: Courtesy of Bless Bless Productions/The Brandon Teena Story.

MYSISTER, MY BROTHER

97 Meghan and Kenyon: Courtesy of Meghan Tear Plummer.

MISCELLANY

112 (from top) Christopher Weyant/The New Yorker Collection/The Cartoon Bank. Robert Mankoff/The NewYorkerCollection/The CartoonBank.

BACK COVER

Cox: Victor Demarchelier/Management Artists. Bono: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images. Pejic: Rowan Papier.