Male cross-dressing dancers performed publicly in Ottoman Egypt
Evidence
These were male dancers who impersonated women in their appearance and behavior. They often danced in the streets, before houses and in the courtyards of certain mansions on various occasions; Edward W. Lane, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (London: Ward, Lock, 1890), pp. 351, 467. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1276
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
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