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Priscilla

I agree with Robertson that "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" uses various stereotypes of gender and sex to "frighten" the way of these bodies to take on the road. In one of the bar scenes, the three bodies are approached by a "butch" woman who refuses to let them have a drink, ultimately refusing to accept them. Bernadette out wits this woman AND out drinks her, proving herself in her lifestyle as a transsexual.
There are many other encounters with immigrants, natives, aborigines, etc. that seem to be placed in the outback to keep different gender identities out of the outback and into the cities.
At the end of the film, one of the girls mentions that they are ready to go home. So even after experiencing some people groups that accepted their differences there is this understanding that cities hold a 'safer' place for transsexuals and drag queens.

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