At the time, I had nothing to say, so Monica asked me directly, “I would love to hear your take on what the gifts of being trans-gendered are (and the curse).”
Personally, I think I can summarize it this way.
Being transgender is a curse living part-time male and part-time female, as I do.
Being transgender would be a gift if I lived full-time as a female.
Living part-time involves living a lie in many ways and for me, living a lie is very stressful and a heavy burden on my psyche.
Living full-time would relieve me of those "part-time burdens." However, living full-time would weigh me down with new burdens, that is, the burdens of living as a woman in society today... burdens that I would gladly embrace because that is the way it's supposed to be.
Wearing Brahmin.
Actor Ben Porter in the 2004 British film School of Seduction.
The lie and the lying really does take it's toll, I suspect that we do have insights that anyone who has lived all their lives in a single gender may miss.
ReplyDeleteI would to think that we do have unique insights....but I often wonder what they might be!
Delete"Living part-time involves living a lie in many ways and for me, living a lie is very stressful and a heavy burden on my psyche."
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Growing up in the 1950's, there was no info out there. Christine Jorgenson was made fun of & it was a crime to be dressed as a woman in public. Now there is so much out there for M TO F & F TO M. I If were born later maybe I have be living as a woman today. I stll am happy I was born Transgender. I believe it has made me a better person.
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Diane
Also Stana Great pic of you & love suit
ReplyDeleteIf one is happy presenting as a man as well as a woman and vici versa then probably quite fun. BUT if one hates ones own body and as Stana has said living a lie it is a curse I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
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