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#4387 - 03/01/03 11:10 PM
Re: Who was the first TS woman that you were aware of?
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My first exposure was to Renee Richards, when my Mom complained about her playing women's tennis (she thought it unfair because of her XY makeup giving her a "muscular edge". I wa turned off by the picture in the paper - she obviously seemed to be a man in a dress.
Next was the character of Roberta Muldoon in Garp, first in the novel and then in the move (played by John Lithgow, which did not help his career at all.) Again, man in a dress syndrome, and besides the character was played for laughs and the surgery was likened to having 'it' simply bitten off.
Next was the serial killer in Silence of the Lambs. 'Nuff said.
In 1998 I first discovered that SRS actually produced a functional and cosmetically appealing vagina. But again, all the pictures I saw had male faces in them. It wasn't until I saw Andrea James' surgery pix with Ousterhout that I realized I could pull it off on my terms, and I never looked back. That was in June of 2001.
I was aware of Christine Jorgensen at some point, but I don't recall seeing pictures of her growing up, only stories, so I guess I just presumed she fell into the same boat as the others I mentioned.
If only I'd had better role models as a teen.... *sigh*
cassia
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#4392 - 10/27/05 06:32 PM
Re: Who was the first TS woman that you were aware of?
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Registered: 07/18/05
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It wasn't until I saw Andrea James' surgery pix with Ousterhout that I realized I could pull it off on my terms,
I heard of the G.I. who became a girl when I was around 5. It didn't click for me until a long time after that. I was fascinated with the idea but didn't see it as real. I remember seeing Diahann Caroll play a transexual on the "Facts of Life" in the 80's. The first face to face I had with a transexual was with a close friend when I was 17. Before that, I was well aware of drag queens who went full time, but I didn't want to be a drag queen. And I didn't want to get "pumped". (Getting pumped is having silicone pumped into the body illegally.)
So It wasn't til I saw my friend transition when I was 21 that I realized how possible it was; that it was something I could do on my own terms.
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#4396 - 10/27/05 08:36 PM
Re: Who was the first TS woman that you were aware
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Registered: 07/18/05
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She is so gifted, and I really think transitioning opened her mind even more.
I understand... what is really interesting in my life since starting transition, 18 months ago, is how much creativity is pouring out of me. I play guitar and have written at least 5 songs in obscure tunings, primarily Gsus4 and D... some of my better (albeit moodier) pieces.
For me, it is finally "un-dividing" and reconciling myself, plus my spiritual searching which has given me this blessing.
gotta love paradigm shifts! 
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