Mariette Pathy Allen has been photographing the transgender community for over thirty years. Through her artistic practice, she has been a pioneering force in gender consciousness, contributing to numerous cultural and academic publications about gender variance and lecturing across the globe. Her first book, Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them was groundbreaking in its investigation of a misunderstood community. Her second book, The Gender Frontier is a collection of photographs, interviews, and essays covering political activism, youth, and the range of people that identify as transgender in the United States. It won the 2004 Lambda Literary Award in the Transgender/Genderqueer category. Other books include TransCuba and Transcendents: Spirit Mediums in Burma and Thailand.
Mariette Pathy Allen
Transformations
Paula and daughter Lisa
Valerie [at the End of a Glamour Session]
Vanessa [in a Fur Jacket]
Felicity Then and Now
Andy Becoming Andi
Kay (Ex-Green Beret)
Terisa [Tom as Carol]
Davida and Mate, Corinne [Davida and Diane: Couple]
Sherry
Madeline Victoria
Second Wedding
Vicky West Dancing the Cancan with My Daughters, Cori and Julia, Bridgehampton, NY
Maxwell Shaving Corissa’s Legs, Atlanta, GA
Toby at the End of the Day, NYC
Guest, at Drag Ball in Harlem, New York
Tiffany with Crying Twins
Kiwi, Student at a Coffee Shop, NYC
Malu with Her Parents and Sister, Cienfuegas, Cuba
Beth and Her Husband, Rita, Boston, MA
Laura and Lady at the Las Vegas Club, Havana
Chloe, Kim, and Eva, at the Piers, NYC
A Spirit Medium During a Festival at the Foot of Mt. Popa, Burma
An Acolyte to a Spirit Medium, During a Ceremony, Near Mandalay, Burma