They love trannies. Transsexual - who is this? Transsexual and transvestite - is there a difference? Your daily routine becomes terribly complicated
This year has a bountiful harvest of transsexuals, including the transformation of Kim Kardashian's stepfather Bruce Jenner into Caitlyn Jenner. However, there are many transsexuals, but far fewer celebrities. Today we will tell you about famous transsexuals who made history.
Caitlyn Jenner
The former Olympic athlete, reality TV star and stepfather of the famous Kim Kardashian, after an official statement and gender reassignment surgery, turned from Bruce to Caitlyn in 2015.
Laverne Cox
Laverne became famous thanks to her filming in the popular American series “Orange is the New Black”, in which she played the role of Sofia Barset. Laverne became the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Janet Mock
The former People magazine staffer transitioned at age 18 and publicly came out as a woman to Marie Claire magazine in 2011. She has since become a spokesperson for trans rights through her memoir series, Redefining Realness, published in New York Times.
Andrey Pejic
Andrey gained popularity as a male supermodel who could wear both men's and women's clothing. In 2014, he changed his gender and stated that from now on he wants to be perceived as a woman.
Caroline Kosay
British actress and model who auditioned for the role of a Bond girl in the twelfth 007 film, For Your Eyes Only, and was a Playboy magazine model in 1980.
Jenna Talakova
Canadian model who made headlines in all the famous publications and broke all barriers. In 2012, she competed for legal eligibility to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant. Well, at least she won the title of Miss Congeniality.
Alexis Arquette
She was born into the famous acting family Arquette under the name Robert. Alexis has played supporting roles in several films, and her transition from male to female was chronicled in the 2007 film Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother.
Isis King
Isis starred in seasons 11 and 17 of the reality show America's Next Top Model. She was the first transgender woman to compete on the show, and has become one of the most visible transgender people on television.
Chaz Bono
The only child of Sonny and Cher (yes, that same Cher). Chaz (born Chastity) documented his transition from female to male in the 2011 film Becoming Chaz.
Sylvia Rivera
An American drag queen, gay activist and transgender rights activist, Rivera was one of the founders of the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activist Alliance. Sylvia has been active in helping transgender people in need, including homeless drag queens and black transgender people.
Christine Jorgenson
Born George William Jr., Jorgenson fought in the US Army during World War II, and underwent a series of gender reassignment surgeries in Denmark after her service.
Candy Darling
Candy was born a boy named James Lawrence Slattery. Candy Darling was an American transsexual actress who starred in the films Flesh (1968) and Baby Riot (1971), produced by Andy Warhol, and was also a muse for the rock band The Velvet Underground.
Carmen Carrera
A reality TV star, model and burlesque actress with stunning curves that any woman would envy.
Ian Harvey
Born with the name Janet, Harvey is a transgender comedian who changed his gender at 32. Harvey became famous for his work with Margaret Cho, with whom he toured and starred as a regular member of her off-Broadway comedy revue.
Lana Wachowski
He is one of the most successful film producers in the world (one half of the duo formerly known as the Wachowski brothers). She helped create the wildly successful Matrix franchise, as well as dozens of other acclaimed films, including V for Vendetta and Cloud Atlas.
Lea T
Born a boy with the name Leandro, in 2014 Lea was chosen as the face of the famous Redken brand, which produces professional hair cosmetics. This made her the first transgender model to be the face of an international cosmetics brand.
Raffi Friedman-Gurspan
Is the first transgender person to be hired at White House. Raffi was appointed by Barack Obama in 2015 to serve as outreach responsibilities and help recruit directors.
Nadia Almada
Born Jorge Leodoro, Almada is a British reality TV star who became the first transsexual to win the fifth season of Big Brother in 2004.
Koksinel
Born with the name Jacques Charles Dufresnoy, she took the stage name Coccinelle (" ladybug" translated from French) before entering show business. In 1953, she became famous as a transsexual dancer performing at the art cafe Chez Madame Arthur. She was the first public advocate for sexual rights in Europe, where she was a national celebrity and famous club singer.
Balian Bushbaum
Yvonne Buschbaum was once an Olympic athlete from Germany specializing in pole vaulting. In 2007, Yvonne announced her retirement from professional sports and began preparing for a gender change to later become a man named Balian. Balian took part in the German version of Dancing with the Stars.
Loisa Lamers
Besides its irresistible appearance Loiza is the first transsexual to win Holland's Next Top Model in 2015. The main prize of the show was a contract with the Touche Models modeling agency for 50 thousand euros.
Bruce Jenner
The news that Kim Kardashian's stepfather, 65-year-old Bruce Jenner, has changed his gender, recently surprised the world, to put it mildly. In a week, his – or rather, her (Jenner’s new name is Caitlyn) – Twitter (@Caitlyn_Jenner) has collected almost three million subscribers. “In every way I am a woman,” former Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner declared in an interview with Vanity Fair. The new woman was photographed by Anna Leibovitz. The resulting image on the magazine cover is the embodiment of Hollywood glamor of the 1950s: the right make-up, white satin bodysuit, seductive curves (Jenner had size 4 breasts implanted). The public was divided into two camps: the tolerant part welcomed Jenner’s decision, the more conservative part clutched its head in horror.
People who felt a discrepancy between their biological sex and so-called gender identity, however, have always existed: there are references to them in Ancient Egypt(15th century BC). Large-scale studies of this phenomenon have not been conducted. Among the current hypotheses about the causes are: a combination of hormonal factors during the intrauterine development phase, genetics and the influence of the social environment in early childhood. Be that as it may, it is today that such people (they should not be confused with transvestites - those who are turned on by dressing in the clothes of the opposite sex, but nothing more) are coming out of hiding and are rapidly mastering the cultural and socio-political space. There are plenty of examples. The famous actress and trans model Carla Antonelli, a former man, has been sitting in the Spanish regional parliament for several years. In the US, a transgender woman was recently appointed chief physician of the state of Pennsylvania; new manager In terms of personnel in the Obama administration, she was also previously a man.
In the fashion industry, people with unclear gender identity have become trendsetters. The tone was set a few years ago by 23-year-old model of Serbian-Croatian origin Andrea ( former Andrey) Pejic. The owner of an angelic androgynous appearance back in adolescence conquered the catwalks, becoming one of the favorite models of Jean-Paul Gaultier and Marc Jacobs. Then she was with a man's passport - having put Pejic on the cover a couple of years ago, New York Magazine called him The Prettiest Boy in the World(“the prettiest boy in the world”). Last year, the model's breasts grew - Andrei had sex reassignment surgery. Since then, his contracts have not diminished.
Transgender aesthetics and collections with a predominance of genderless, sizeless, but at the same time quite provocative things are now in the fashion avant-garde. Long-haired models, whose gender is difficult to determine, strutted at the recent shows of Raf Simons, Gucci, Heider Ackermann, Dries Van Noten. The face of the Redken advertising campaign was Riccardo Tisci's (Givenchy) muse Lea T., a beautiful model of Brazilian-Italian origin, formerly Leandro Cerezo (it was she who kissed Kate Moss on the cover of the Love magazine issue dedicated to androgynous fashion a couple of years ago). Last year, fashion photography guru Bruce Weber shot a powerful black-and-white campaign for department store Barneys featuring 17 transgender models.
It is possible that the concept of agender or genderless (“genderless”) will eventually become the slogan of the current fashion decade. Brad Pitt and Jolie attended the 2014 BAFTA AWARDS wearing identical Saint Laurent tuxedos. Cara Delevingne, Kendall Jenner and even the feminine Irina Shayk periodically appear in public in a male image. The latter appeared on the catwalk in Paris in a rough jumpsuit - at the Givenchy men's collection spring-summer 2016. The Selfridges department store in London opened an entire department called #Agender, and the luxury online boutique Thecorner.com began selling the No Gender line. Rumor has it that the first transsexual will soon appear among the Victoria's Secret angels. The 28-year-old American model, TV presenter and burlesque star Carmen Carrera has the best chance.
Caitlyn Jenner has been pretending to be a man all her life, starting at the age of seven, when she first borrowed outfits from her mother's wardrobe. The fact that in 1976 Bruce Jenner won gold in the decathlon at the Montreal Olympics and then collected a bunch of more medals did not reduce his internal conflict. At some point, he even started taking female hormones, but after meeting Kris Kardashian and quickly marrying her, he stopped. “Bruce... always had to lie. He lived with this: he hid something every day, from morning to evening. Caitlin has no secrets, I’m free,” admits Caitlin. Former athlete He has already undergone hormone replacement therapy and painful facial plastic surgery to acquire a neat Greek profile. She has not yet decided whether Jenner will undergo full gender reassignment surgery. We, however, will soon find out about this - from the Bruce-Caitlin reality show called I Am Cait. Sometimes it is enough for a transgender person to make a “social transition” when a person asks friends and relatives to call him not Kolya, but Vika, for example. Or vice versa. Others take hormones and go under the surgeon's knife. It takes years, sometimes whole life. Some then completely change their social circle, even city and country, in order to maintain a secret and avoid condemnation. “This is me. Trapped - I hate that word - a girl stuck in a boy's body. ...My brain is much more feminine than masculine. It’s hard for people to understand, but that’s my soul,” Jenner complains. However, the vicissitudes of his gender transition are more than compensated for by millions in profits - primarily from the new reality show. As it turns out, in the era of super publicity and the pursuit of sensations, transsexuality is also hot commodity.
Transgender people and the transphobia that accompanies this phenomenon in lately has been compared to the gay movement that gained momentum in the 1970s and 80s. In tolerant California, three years ago they passed a law that schoolchildren can choose which toilet to go to - M or F - in accordance with the gender to which they identify themselves. And if some teacher with conservative habits gets in the way, the parents go to court. This is what the family of six-year-old Coy Mathis did when the baby refused to go to the urinal, and the school principal literally blocked his access to the ladies' room with her breasts. Commission on civil rights eventually recognized the right of a young transgender person to write with girls. The daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is also behind the scenes diagnosed with gender identity disorder - blonde Shiloh looks like a Disney princess, but her mother doesn’t mind that the girl doesn’t wear ruffles, loves stretchy sweatshirts and is a master at scoring goals. It's funny that at the Kids Choice Awards ceremony, Shiloh became friends with the pampered Suri Cruise, a nine-year-old fashionista, and the American tabloids immediately screamed that in ten years we might see a new non-standard couple. In general, absolute bodily sincerity is now becoming a new way of self-affirmation for many. At the end of summer the Internet and social media blew up the Self-Evident Project, a photo project involving 10,000 Americans, including many celebrities, who are convinced that the sexual spectrum is too broad to be labeled, and that the very concept of gender is an outdated template. One of the stars of this project is 16-year-old Lily-Rose Depp, the daughter of Depp and Paradis, who recently became the face of Chanel.
One of the first gender reassignment operations in the world was carried out in 1952 - an American military man became a woman. In our country, this was done a little later: in 1970, Riga surgeon Viktor Kalnberzs was the first in the USSR to deceive nature and return the spectacular 30-year-old brunette Inna (last name is still kept secret) to her psychological body. She left the doctor's office as Innocent - with the reproductive system of a man - and lived like that until a ripe old age. The story of this scandalous operation was declassified only last year, when Kalnberzs published his memoirs.
According to psychologists, already at the age of five, tests can be used to find out how a child determines his gender role. Many Western doctors have recently called for transgenderism to be considered not a mental illness, but a natural feature. “Only parents can either make a child happy to become who they feel they are, or break them by making them play with the wrong toys,” says Dr. Jodi Herman of The Williams Institute, an independent gender identity research organization. As proof, she cites a chilling statistic: more than 40% of transgender people have attempted suicide. However, in Russia the topic is officially hushed up. The main Russian trans activist, Yana Kirei-Sitnikova (formerly Gleb), failed to obtain a new “female” certificate from the passport office, and left Russia altogether. Now he lives with his beloved in Strasbourg, where he is receiving a PhD in molecular informatics. From there, she writes a blog in which she comments on the latest laws in the field of transgender rights, and also meets with UN representatives on behalf of all transgender people in the former post-Soviet space. Just like the participants of the Seff-Evident Project, she is convinced that the concept of gender is long overdue for abolition. This is what he fights for.
But maybe soon transgender people won't shock anyone. We live in an era of narcissistic individualism, where self-expression has become the new religion. Plus, the world is one way or another moving towards parity, where gender boundaries are truly gradually erased, and any stereotypes, taboos and restrictions cease to play determining roles. It is believed that the catalyst in this process was women's emancipation. And it was she who launched an unprecedented wave of tolerance in the world and opened up so many options for us that both men and women... got a little confused. Many have lost their way, lost their bearings and, perhaps, their sense of proportion. And some even lost themselves. But maybe everything is happening exactly the opposite? We search for ourselves, trying to understand and realize our true identity and life needs. Each one in its own way.
A new twist: a story from the life of a transgender person
Julia and Roman (names have been changed) are, at first glance, an ordinary family raising a young son. The only difference is that Roman used to be... a woman. Yulia Sonina recorded their unusual story.
Roman, web designer, 30 years old
Changing gender is not getting a tattoo. There’s no such thing as: “Oh, that’s cool, I’ll go and do it!” Transsexualism is a medical diagnosis. Some people are born with a heart defect, and some are born with gender dysphoria. This is when a person is uncomfortable in his body. I don't even remember when it all started. In early childhood, you don’t think about what gender you are. But even then it was obvious that my sister was a super girl, and in all the games I got the roles of boys. That's how it worked out. I felt my first conscious discomfort in the fifth grade. For example, when you had to wear a skirt, in the locker room, in the pool. It's not that I have any complaints about my body. But the very fact that you have to be a girl - to think a certain way, move, want something girly - was unpleasant to me. I wanted to abstract myself from physiology and everything connected with it. I was pretty good at it. I studied well. He graduated from school with a gold medal. I read a lot. I was friends with guys who, unlike me, went to discos, kissed girls, drank beer and smoked behind the school.
I remember when my sister said: “Let’s go buy you a skirt for prom,” I felt a terrible internal dissonance. We went and bought it, but I never put it on. As a girl, I was generally not very attractive. Breasts are small. The figure is awkward. Short haircut. However, I didn’t care much about how I looked. My sister and I became students, became interested in music, and started going to concerts. And then, among the musicians, they accidentally discovered one about whom it was completely unclear whether he was a woman or a man. He/she grew a beard and said all sorts of things. It turned out that the singer simply had problems with hormones. But she introduced me to real trannies. The more I learned about gender reassignment, the more I realized that this was exactly what I needed. For my sister, at that time the person closest to me, it was obvious that something was wrong with me. At some point I asked her to talk to her mother. She, and then other relatives, understood everything correctly. They began to call me “Roman,” as my friends had been calling me for a long time. Only one person said, “Sorry. I can't understand it." No, no.
For a person who wants to change gender, there are several options. Someone asks tranny friends to get hormones and starts giving themselves injections at home. His voice gradually breaks, and a mustache begins to grow. He becomes like a guy, but lives with women's documents and breasts. But a man in a woman’s dress most often looks bad and causes much more hostility than a woman dressed as a man. I chose the official path. I found a psychiatric clinical expert commission in St. Petersburg. It was then headed by an outstanding psychiatrist, one of the few people who study gender theory in our country. A meticulous person, but correct, not a sadist. That's how it should be. Many trans people are insecure people. That’s why a whole bunch of mental health and adequacy tests have been invented, which you have to take several times. The main question that you are asked can be roughly formulated as follows: “What will we do if you suddenly decide tomorrow that you are a stool?” There are precedents when people at some point wanted to return everything back. They give you a probationary period. Like newlyweds before their wedding. I received a certificate that gave me the right to hormone therapy, gender reassignment surgery and change of documents in a year. I experienced euphoria - greater than later, when I was already injecting hormones.
I’ve been on hormones for five years now (I’ll have to take them for the rest of my life) and I started shaving quite a long time ago. So far I have only had one operation – breast removal. The next step is to remove internal female organs, and then phalloplasty. Regarding sexual desire, I, like my wife, do not get hung up on what gender my partner is. Before transitioning, I dated a guy for a short time. And then I met Yulia. She is smart, beautiful, we talked at night and love the same things: movies, books, music. And each other. What else is needed for happiness?
Yulia, producer, 29 years old
I have always been family-oriented and, with all my tolerance (I had bisexual experience), I still imagined a man next to me. That’s how I perceived Roman when we met. Although on paper he was still a woman then. I knew from the very beginning that he was going to change gender. And none of this shocked me. If you see a person as a whole and you are interested in him, appearance and gender are not important. After several years of friendship, we started living together. When Roman proposed to me, I fell into a borderline state for three months, because I wasn’t sure: does he really want to marry me or realize the possibilities of a new passport? Besides, I wanted children. There were no disagreements. We signed and began to find out what options there might be in this regard. The option that we found gives partners of the same sex the maximum degree of relatedness. The mechanism is like this. Roman stopped taking hormones for six months. They took an egg from him, did IVF and transferred it to me at the embryonic stage, as if I were a surrogate mother. Our child is now six months old. Genetically, he is completely the son of his father - that is, Roman. The resemblance is obvious, although we were looking for a donor similar to me. We want more children in the future. After all, on the advice of a reproductive specialist, we fertilized and froze several eggs at once. So it will be even easier further.
Changing your gender does not mean changing into clothes of a different style. This is a very serious question, the psychological aspect of which we will not approach today. We just invite you to look at the TOP 10 transsexual men who changed their gender and became happy, famous and rich.
1. Balian Bushbaum.
Balian Buschbaum was born in 1980 as Yvonne Buschbaum. As a woman, he competed in the pole vault and finished second in Germany. Despite this, in 2007 he refused to continue his career due to injury. At the same time, he decided to change his gender. In 2008, Yvonne officially became Balian.
2. Buck Angel.
Transsexual director of adult films Buck Angel is a significant figure in the community gay. In 2007, he won the Adult Video News Award in the category "Transsexual TV Presenter of the Year." In addition to his performance activities, he is also a lawyer, teacher and writer.
3. Lauren Cameron.
Lauren is an American activist photographer, author, and transgender person. His work includes creating portraits and self-portraits of lesbian and transgender bodies. Lauren also documented the process of her body transitioning from female to male.
4. Ian Harvey.
American Ian Harvey is a comedian and often uses this for his performances. His show featured many gay celebrities, led by Margaret Cho.
5. Lucas Silveira.
Born in Canada in 1979 under the name Lilia Silveira. Lucas Silveira made history as the first openly transgender person. Lucas is a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of one of the rock bands.
6. Katastrophe.
Rocco Kaiatos, also known as Katastrophe, is an American hip-hop rapper and producer. He also became the first transgender artist in the hip-hop genre.
7. Thomas Beaty.
Thomas Beaty became famous all over the world thanks to his "pregnancy". Beaty lived as a woman for almost 25 years, only after which he began taking male hormones. He did not want to agree to surgery, because he himself wanted to become a mother, like his wife. On at the moment Biti has 3 children.
8. Ryan Sullans.
Ryan was born Kimberly Ann Salans. He currently works for Transgender America as an advocate. He went through the transformation from a woman to a man in 2005 and since then has managed to star in the program “Larry King Live!”, as well as in numerous magazines as a model.
9. Andreas Krieger.
Andreas Krieger, while still a woman, competed in athletics on the East German team as a shot thrower. More from early years he was fed anabolic steroids without his knowledge, which caused his appearance to become increasingly masculine. In 1990, Krieger retired from the sport and in 1997 participated in gender reassignment surgery.
10. Chaz Bono.
Chaz Bono, known as Chastity Bono as a child, is the daughter of famous American singers Sonny and Cher. At the age of 25, Chastity publicly admitted her lesbian inclinations, and a couple of years later she underwent a series of operations and now enjoys simple family happiness.
By various reasons, it is in Thailand, or rather in one of the cities, that the number of transvestites, or ladyboys as they are called, is off the charts. Basically, newly minted young ladies go to work as waiters, guides, massage therapists, hairdressers, salesmen, and who knows what else. The rest (probably those who especially want to feel like women) go to engage in prostitution on Walking Street. There are also world-famous shows “Alcazar” and “Tiffany”, where all the actors in the colorful musical performance are boys. As a result of a huge amount of hormones and a difficult childhood, if you stare at them or tease them with a camera, you can get hit on the head. Therefore, I immediately apologize for the quality of the photos. Here's what I know about transvestites: 
For 100,000 baht (a baht is approximately equal to a ruble) you can have a complete gender reassignment operation. Including all braces and plastic surgery. Some undergo surgery because it is impossible to find a job, some because they have felt like women since childhood. 
Some do not completely change external sexual characteristics. Because it is exotic, for which many tourists come. 
If you see a beautiful and tall Thai girl in Pattaya, then most likely she is not a girl. You can tell a boy from a girl by their voice, the size of their arms/legs, and their Adam's apple. 
Almost every Thai, of any gender, has been practicing Thai boxing since childhood, and at the same time, people are very conflict-free and friendly (almost nowhere you will hear quarrels and swearing). The worst fights occur between transvestites. Due to the large number of hormones, many of them become aggressive and inadequate. In addition, they cannot stop like women, but the strength is still masculine. Most transvestites don't live past 30. 
Either because of religion, or because of the general goodwill of the Thais, no one condemns men who decide to become women; they are indifferent and do not focus on this. Many transvestites have families and children. 
Even after a gender change, the passport is not changed. The male gender and name remain on the passport. The only way to change your documents is to win the annual Tiffany transvestite beauty contest. 
Unlike the general population of Thailand, ladyboys often speak English and are more sociable and sociable. They are interesting to talk to and can become good guides and translators for you for a small fee. 
Transvestites are very mannered - such flirtatious girls are hard to find. They love gallantry and attention. At the same time, they can sit in their “male” circle, laughing and burping loudly :) 
Many of them move very well - even women rarely have such flexibility and stretching. By the way, this moment especially surprised me - it always seemed to me that men are naturally more “wooden” and nothing can be done about it. 
I almost never saw dissatisfied or angry transvestites - it seems that they are happy every second