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World Service,31 Jul 1998,28 mins

What Makes Us Women?

Everywoman

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In Berlin, a group of women who dress as men call themselves 'drag kings.' But it's not a game, and how does it feel to be born the 'wrong' gender? Also on the programme: A woman whose transgender daughter has become a man speaks about coping emotionally with the process. Plus, women's breasts have played a huge symbolic role in history and art for centuries, servicing men and babies. Who 'owns' the breast?

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