Saturday, October 23, 2010

Fact and fiction about transgenders

Today I got a message over Facebook from a Kogulan Tanabalz with the following content:

October 23 at 10:50am Report
hey ur a tranny rite?...wanna suck my cock?..i mean it should be u guys hobby isnt?


Oh please... What age do you think this is? The Stone Age (if such age ever existed)?

People, time have changed, and what may be true 10, 20, 30, 9000 years back, may not be true anymore.

Let me share with you some facts and fictions about people like us:

Fiction: All trans-female dabble in sex work.
Fact: Majority of us have legit jobs, for your information. We work in boutiques, as performers, some even become managers. We can do what other men and women can do (not sure about something that is physically taxing, though). We do admit some of us are still working in the sex industry, but they have their circumstances. Then again, even cisgenders work in sex industry. Why don't you go after them?

Fiction: All trans-female are good with fashion and grooming.
Fact: This is at least true about me. I'm useless when it comes to grooming and fashion. If I go out shopping for clothes on my own, I'd be buying nonsense. Give me computer parts, I'll assemble them in no time. Give me a make-up box, I'd be staring at it for a good 5 minutes and still have no idea what to do with it!

Fiction: If you're a trans-female, you like men.
Fact: I know at least 1 lesbian trans-female, 2 bisexual trans-female, and 1 pansexual trans-female. See, sexual orientation and gender identity. Read here and here about for more details.

I'll be adding more in the future :)

Michelle, signing off~

1 comment:

  1. hey.. give me a make-up box, i will add some colors to my face.. :-p

    ReplyDelete