The Truth About Hermaphrodites

“We come now to consider another class of cases, namely, those in which the organs of generation are malformed, and in which therefore the determination of the question of sex is often difficult and sometimes impossible”

“It has occasionally happened that examination of such unfortunate creatures during life has wholly failed to decide the question of their sex, and that dissection was the only means for an unequivocal decision.”

“To these malformed human beings the generic term hermaphrodites has been applied, and the condition is called hermaphrodism or hermaphroditism.”

Quoting: Frank Winthrop Draper
A Text-book of Legal Medicine
Year 1905
Page. 64

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“The first, from my own observation, I will term a female hermaphrodite, as she wore female attire, and bore all the external marks of an attractive woman.”

“She was about 20 years of age, rather pretty, and quite womanly, with beautiful blue eyes, a good complexion, and fair hair; her nose was rather masculine, and her mouth rough and large, with bad teeth; her chest was expansive, and her breasts well developed; the lower part of her legs slightly bowed and masculine. She possessed, in appearance at least, the organs of both sexes, but neither perfect: a small penis, an in a lad of 12 or 14 years, and testicles apparently developed; the yard was however not perforated. Underneath the testicles was what seemed to be a perfect female vestibule….”

Quoting: J. Michelet, L'Amour, Paris, 1861, P. 184
Catena librorum tacendorum, notes, by Pisanus Fraxi by Henry Spencer Ashbee
Frigidity, Polygamy, Incest, Fornication, Hermaphrodites
Year 1885
Page. xv

The Androgynous "Queen" of Recycle: Beyonce

“Wow. It’s a difficult question because honestly everything has been recycled. I get a lot of my inspiration from all of the older divas, and even Frank Sinatra and Cyd Charisse, who recently passed away. What makes me original? My heart. My drive. I’m not afraid to be afraid, I’m not afraid of a risk. I strive to be exceptional.”

“The biggest thing is me not copying myself. And as long as I’m focusing on growth, on my own growth, then I don’t have to worry about being original. I’m steadily growing and evolving into a better human being and a better artist.”

"....I wish I had more time to think of original answers."

Quoting: Beyonce Knowles



Vibe
September 2008
Page 24

Gay: Red Foxx?

Ebony
March 1966
Page. 94

The Hermaphrodite: Nguyen Thai Tai or Cindy Thai Tai?

Cindy - Nguyen Thai Tai (middle).

We come to a small house in Phu Nhuan District, HCM City, to see a beautiful woman, who used to be a man.

When he was a child, Nguyen Thai Tai loved girl’s games.

At puberty, he knew that he was not a boy. He had long hair, wore makeup, and dressed like a girl. Then a girl fell in love with Tai and wanted to marry him.

Tai’s family supported the wedding and all seemed happy, but several days before the wedding, Tai revealed that he was not a man. It was his last chance to live with himself.

After that, Tai eventually opened his own business and fell in love with a man. The love helped Tai to mature and find a career.

As his relationship progressed, Tai planned to marry and became determined to change his gender orientation. He thought that his lover could not love a woman in the body of a man so he went to Thailand to find himself.



In Thailand, Tai visited many hospitals, finally laying out US$30,000 for the “revolution” to find himself. After one month Tai came back Vietnam. It was a surprise for his family and friends.

From a husky man Tai has become a beautiful and graceful woman. All that remains are the deep voice and quite horny hands.

But a new life has opened to her. Tai has a new name – Cindy, a husband, and an adopted child and is now a well-respected beautician in HCM City.




Story Continues...

Musical Selection:

Milira Jones - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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Milira won a singing contest at the legendary Apollo Theater which led to a recording contract with the Motown distributed Apollo record label. Although a young singer in her twenties, Milira was influenced by jazz greats like Sarah Vaughn; her warm vocals and scatting ability attest to the fact. ~ Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide

Even though Milira has claimed Sarah Vaughan and other jazz vocalists as influences, you won't find a lot of overt jazz inclinations on her second Motown outing Back Again!!!. This is very much an urban contemporary album, and sleek, smooth offerings like "Why Can't We Still Be Friends," "Love You Forever," and "If You Really Love Her" were clearly aimed at fans of adult-oriented artists like Meli'sa Morgan, Miki Howard, Stephanie Mills, and Anita Baker. Milira injects some dancehall reggae into "Love Always, Milira," and you'll hear a bit of new jack swing on "Love Me This Way," but on the whole, Milira doesn't get heavily into the hip-hop/dancehall/new jack vibe. Boasting such well-known producers as Narada Michael Walden, Barry J. Eastmond, and Lemel Humes, Back Again!!! isn't as strong as it could have been. Still, it's respectable and decent, and it should have done better. Milira didn't have a major commercial breakthrough at Motown, which is regrettable because it was clear that the New Yorker had a lot of potential. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

The World's Most Beautiful Hermaphrodite: Tanyarat Jirapatpakon

DRESSED in a flowing yellow gown with matching earrings, a Thai business student wept and embraced her rivals after being crowned the world's most beautiful transsexual. Tanyarat Jirapatpakon was named Miss International Queen 2007 yesterday, besting 23 stunning transsexuals who had come to the Thai beach resort of Pattaya from as far as Germany and Puerto Rico for a shot at the diamond crown.

The Thai's extravagant yet elegant costumes and dedication to environmental causes helped carry the day, taking her past runners-up Aleika Barros of Brazil and Chanel Madrigal of the Philippines.

"I feel excited and so happy. Everybody enjoyed the contest and I didn't expect anything like this,'' the 21-year-old said from atop her throne after winning $US10,000 ($11,022) and the title.

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Lady Ga-Ga: "I look like a Tranny"

Most people think Lady Gaga is pretty hot, but she thinks she looks more like a tranny!

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the singer says she can't understand why people think her outrageous fashion sense gives her sex appeal.

"I just don't feel that it's all that sexy. It's weird. And uncomfortable. I look at photos of myself, and I look like such a tranny! It's amazing!

"I look like Grace Jones, androgynous, robo, future fashion queen. It's not what is sexy. It's graphic and it's art.

"I don't really think anybody's d*** is hard, looking at that. I think they're just confused and maybe a little scared."

Funnily enough, this isn't the first time there's been confusion over Lady Gaga's gender. Though it is the first time she's said it herself!

Last year Christina Aguilera responded to accusations that she was copying Gaga's style, saying, "This person [Lady Gaga] was just brought to my attention not too long ago. I'm not quite sure who this person is, to be honest. I don't know if it is a man or a woman. I just wasn't sure."

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Government Considers Transsexuality

Cindy Thai Tai, a transsexual singer, make-up specialist.

The Ministry of Health will allow local qualified clinics to perform transsexual surgeries, according to the draft decree on redefining sexuality that has been submitted to the government for consideration.

According to this draft decree, trans-sexuality is based on the principle that each person can live according to his/her true sexuality. Operating doctors must be voluntary, unprejudiced, bear their responsibility to the law and maintain confidentiality.

Before performing transsexual operations, clinics must test to ensure that the interested person truly features the psychology and sexuality of their desired gender or their sexual organs must be in a state of deformity that justifies operating.

The draft decree bans transsexual operations for homosexuals.

7,000 people currently want transsexual operations and only the Central Pediatrics Hospital is equipped for this complicated procedure. The average cost of a transsexual operation in Vietnam is around VND20 million (US$1,250), much lower than other countries.

Story Continues...

The Hermaphrodite: Aderet

While overtures recently made by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres toward the Lebanese government to enter into direct peace talks have fallen on deaf ears, that doesn’t mean the Lebanese are tuning out everything Israeli. Aderet.

"Say No More," a pulsating trance music track by up-and-coming Israeli female singer Aderet and DJ Dvir Halevi, has been at the top of the playlist this month on the "Beirut Nights" Internet radio station devoted to dance music (www.beirutnights.com).

"We found out they were playing my music by chance," the 32-year-old Aderet said on Wednesday. She grew up in a religious home in Jerusalem and launched her musical career after undergoing a sex change operation following her IDF service over 10 years ago.

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Steamed Tasty Wild Rice and Fresh Asparagus

When I think about asparagus, I don’t have too much idea for cooking it. I always fry it and it’s so boring. So, I’d like to tell you the different dish that using asparagus as the main ingredient. I’m talking about steamed wild rice with asparagus.


Photo: all-creatures.org

The wild rice uses as food grain which native to North America. Not only its nutritional value and taste that made it’s popular but it also use as a vegetable which is especially common in China. Moreover, you also get the nutrient from asparagus that is low calories and sodium, no fat and cholesterol, source of folic acid, potassium, dietary fiber, and rutin etc.

Kitchenware

• Large skillet
• Knife
• Spatula

Ingredients

• 1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 in pieces
• 4 lg. shallots, chopped fine
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/8 teaspoon of pepper
• 1 teaspoon of lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon of fresh dill, minced
• 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley, minced
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1 1/2 cups of wild rice, steamed
• 1 1/2 cups of cooked brown rice
• 12 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and cut thin

Preparation

1. Pour the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
2. Add the shallots when the oil is hot and cook 1 minute, stir regularly.
3. Add the mushrooms in the skillet and cook 5 minutes with stirring often.
4. Add the salt, pepper, lemon zest, dill and parsley and stir.
5. Add the water.
6. Take the asparagus into the skillet. Cover the skillet and cook until the asparagus is bright green.
7. Add the steamed wild rice and stir well and add the cooked brown rice.
8. Cook until the rice just starts to become crusty on the bottom.
9. Once crusted stir well and serve.

Health Benefits of Asparagus

Eating asparagus may interfere with the effectiveness of anticoagulants whose job is to thin blood and dissolve clots because asparagus is high in vitamin K, a vitamin produced naturally by bacteria in our intestines, an adequate supply of which enables blood to clot normally.



Photo: worldcommunitycookbook.org

Green asparagus are also high in vitamin A. This food leaves an alkaline ash in the body. They are high in water content and are considered a good vegetable in an elimination diet.

Subliminal Message: Jamesetta Hawkins

Johnny Otis, White, Heads “Negro” Blues Band

From his drummer’s seat, Johnny Otis lends drive, smart, direction, and warm personality to the best blues and rhythm band in the West. His manner is typical of blues purveyors and his dress is in the slightly-exaggerated style of musicians. He is handsome, husky and white-the only white man leading an otherwise all-Negro blue group.

Of Greek descent, Otis prefers to ignore the question of race. Ever since he began playing drums professionally in Northern California, he as associated closely with Negro entertainers.

One night, a teen-age girl vocalist walked in, took an audition, and immediately made a hit with Otis and the Barrelhouse audience. He quickly offered her a contract, named her “Little Esther.” She “made” the band.

Jet
April 3, 1952



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Nab Etta James, male dressmaker on “Bedroom” Rap

When police went to the Indianapolis Travelodge to serve singer Etta James with a Chicago fugitive warrant charging her with defrauding an innkeeper of #1,329, they reported they found her in a room with her male dressmaker, Jon Destiny, and quickly added the charge of being “in the bedroom of a member of the opposite sex.” Miss James, 25, was later released on the fugitive charge after posting a $1,500 bond. She was also released, along with Destiny on their own recognizance on the “bedroom” charge. They are to appear in court on April 11.

From Jet Magazine, Page 26
Issue: April 4, 1963

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Musician/producer/songwriter Johnny Otis is one of the founding fathers of modern r&b. He is credited with discovering Esther Phillips, Little Willie John, Big Mama Thornton and Etta James; with writing hit songs “With Every Beat Of My Heart,” “So Fine” and “Dance With Me Henry,” and he scored heavily in the pop field with “Willie & the Hand Jive.” A proficient musician who began as a jazz drummer, Otis is the producer for Laff’s Gospeltone and Jazz World labeis and is responsible for an R7B oldies series on Laff’s blues Spectrum label which includes 13 volumes to date.

Billboard
Jan 7, 1978

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Jazz Great Esther Phillips Succumbs In Los Angeles

Jazz singer Esther Phillips who popularized such standards as Release Me and What A Difference A Day Makes, died recently of cirrhosis of the liver on Los Angeles. Ms. Phillips was 45.

Ms. Phillips had been ill for the past six months and had been hospitalized for six weeks, according to her manager Jack Hooke.

Born in Houston, Tex., and reared in Los Angeles, “Little Ester.” As she was affectionately called in the beginning of her career, started singing in church when she was six. She turned professional at age 13after winning a contact at the Johnny Otis Club in Los Angeles…

Jet
August 20, 1984

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Etta James Files Suit Over “Back To Future” Tune.

Alleging she has not received one dime for the use of her tune Dance With Me Henry in the blockbuster flick Back To The Future, singer Etta James recently filed suit against her record company and manager. In the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Ms. James charged Kent Music Inc., Kent Records Inc. and her manager, Johnny Otis, failed to pay her royalties on the song and denied her proper accountings for the income from the tune.

Jet
March 3, 1986

Racially Speaking: Afro-Latinos

Wikipedia has a list of Afro-Latinos and or Afro-Cubans that are currently entertaining us within Hollywood. Here are a few that "might" shock you:

Belize

Marion Jones - former track & field olympian
Shyne - rapper
Lisa Tucker - singer & actress (10th place finalist on 5th season American Idol)

Costa Rica

Sasha Campbell - Vocalist

Cuba

Christina Milian - Singer
Fantasia Barrino - Singer (American Idol winner)
Rita Marley - Singer (Wife of Bob Marley)
Gilbert Arenas - NBA
Sen Dog of Rap Group Cypress Hill
Gina Torres - Actress
Faizon Love - Actor
Addys D'Mercedes - Singer
Benny Moré - Singer
Yotuel Romero - Singer
Jon Secada - Singer

Dominican Republic

Zoe Saldana - Actress
Fabolous - Rapper
Irv Gotti - Hip-Hop Producer (Murder Inc.)
Lourdes Benedicto - Actress
Amaury Nolasco - Actor (Prison Break)
Mark Jackson - NBA
AZ - Rapper
Cassidy - Rapper
Julissa Bermudez - VJ for BET
Juelz Santana - Rapper

Haiti

Lela Rochon, actress (film Waiting to Exhale)
Wyclef Jean, singer for The Fugees
DJ Whoo Kid
Tony Yayo, rapper
David Jude Jolicoeur, rapper from De La Soul
Kangol Kid, rapper
MC Tee, rapper
Luck Mervil
Pras Michel, singer for The Fugees
Emerante Morse
Delisa Newton
Dawn Angelique Richard, singer (group Danity Kane)
Pastor Troy
Melky Sedeck
Smitty, rapper
Sweet Micky, musician
Torch (rapper)

Honduras

America Ferrera – Actress
Rocsi - Host of 106 and Park
China Shavers - Actress
Hype Williams - Film Director

Panama

Melissa De SousaTatyana Ali - Actress, Singer

Puerto Rico

Carmelo Anthony - basketball player
Jaslene Gonzalez - Model, America's Next Top Model Winner
Rosie Perez - actress
Lloyd Banks - Rapper
Rosario Dawson - actress
La-La - VJ (MTV)
Vanessa del Rio - Porn Star
Antonio Fargas - Actor (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka)
Shar Jackson - Actress
Maxwell - musician, singer and composer
Eva LaRue - Actress
N.O.R.E. - Rap/Reggaeton Artist
Jim Jones - Rapper
Irene Cara - actress/singer

Venezuela

Mariah Carey - Singer



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Gene Pool: Keyshia Cole

Cole grew up in Oakland, California where she lived a life of crime and was a foster child adopted by Yvonne Cole at the age of 5. She has said that her brother, Sean Cole, and Tupac Shakur were close friends and that he was like an older brother to her. Sean raps under the alias "Nutt-so", and recorded several songs with Shakur before his death. Keyshia's first recordings were with MC Hammer at the age of twelve. In the early 2000s, she appeared on tracks by San Francisco Bay Area artists including Tony! Toni! Toné!'s D'Wayne Wiggins and San Francisco rapper Messy Marv.

Cole was inspired by her grandmother to further pursue her career, so she left the Bay Area only at age 16, with a rented car and a thousand dollars and moved to Los Angeles, California.

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She moved to Tracy when she was 17 and attended Tracy High School, which isn't mentioned in the reality series.

"My brother, uncle and other relatives and friends still live in Tracy," Cole says. "But I did spend most of my life in Oakland."

And it is the Oakland years that offer the most spice, charting her rise from poverty and crime to a Cinderella story of fame and fortune.

When she was just 13, Cole started hanging out with rapper heavyweights Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and MC Hammer.

"My brother (aspiring rapper) Sean (Cole) met Hammer and Hammer introduced him to Tupac, and I was the little sister hanging around. That was at the height of Tupac's career and also the height of Snoop's career, and just to be around them kind of gave me inspiration because I saw what could be," Cole says.

But after spending time with the rappers, she took a hard dive into reality.

"When I got back home, I went back to the gutter," Cole says. "I went back to nothing, like, I couldn't afford a sandwich the next day. It set in on me, and I decided to just make something (happen)."

Cole was only 2 when Yvonne Cole, who later adopted her, took her in. Her adoptive mother, a preacher at Oakland's Laodicea Baptist Church off MacArthur Boulevard, set her on a religious path.
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Yvonne: First, I am very proud of her. I knew she had it in her from a little kid. When I first found out she could sing, she was about 5 years old. We went to a school function and they were having like a talent show. Somehow or another, she slipped away from my hand. Then everybody started to applaud. Come to find out she was on the stage. She had won, I think, the $25 first prize. She didn’t know it was even a talent show going on. She just snuck up there and wanted to sing. But she always loved singing. I brought her up in church. She couldn’t sing in a choir for a while, but later on she got in the choir.
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Maybe it's me or maybe it's not me but - Keyshia Cole's adoptive mother Yvonne oddly resembles Natalie Cole or rather, "Carol" Cole when she was younger. I can't quite place a finger on this situation but Ms. Yvonne and Keyshia gave odd responses during their interviews, especially when it relates to Keyshia Cole's upbringings. If this is true, the reason why Keyshia sealed the "gap" that was between her two front teeth is clearly understandable.



In addition, are you familair with "Marguerite Wendell"? Ms. Wendell was one of many who dated and married "Willie Mays". I am starting to believe that she falls under the "cole" or "Hawkins" family tree. Here's proof:





Nat King Cole's First Wife: Nadine Robinson (Cole)

Bill and Marguerite Kenny (Wendell)
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Ebony Magazine 1965: The Life and Death of Nat King Cole
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Subliminal Message: Beyonce

Funny - There's seems to be an ongoing beef between Dipset, Jim Jones and Jay-Z. Apparently the beef has escalated and Jim Jones decided to send his ex-fling, Beyonce a subliminal message via his music video: "Dancin On Me". To view, scroll over to Mark 2:20.

As the plot thickens...

Muscial Selection:

Go All The Way (1980)

The Isleys were really running their formula into the ground at this point - the only thing even approaching a new idea is occasional distracting electronic percussion crashes (title track). Worse, this time the riffs aren't great ("Pass It On"), and there's not much soloing from Ernie and Chris (Ernie does turn in a sterling performance on "Say You Will"). And how many times can you listen to Marvin play the same bass line (cf. "The Belly Dancer"), anyway? The record is redeemed by two elegant Ronald ballads, the extended "Here We Go Again" and "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)," which became the group's last hit single for a few years; this was also their last Top Ten pop album.

Eggplant Pasta - Herbal Colorful Pasta

I think almost people knew pasta but I’m sure that just some people know all types of pasta that’s about 600 types and shapes of it. One way to make pasta for my healthy meal is cooking with some vegetable and I choose eggplant for today.


Photo: gwarcita

Many countries like Italy, Japan, Spain and India etc. use eggplant as the ingredient for many dishes because it’s so yummy and agree with variety of food. If you don’t know about the benefit of it, I’d like to tell you some more. For example, eggplant helps to block the formation of free radicals and is also a source of folic acid and potassium.

Kitchenware
- Large saucepan
- Large bowl
- Paper towel
- Dish

Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 1/8 teaspoon of pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of basil
- 1 pkg. pasta, any kind
- 1 eggplant, peeled and cubed
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 (6 oz) can tomato puree
- 1/2 cup of olive oil

Preparation

1. Prepare pasta as directed on package and drain well.
2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan with medium temperature.
3. Place the flour in a large bowl and add the eggplant cubes to the flour and toss being sure to cover each cube well.
4. Take the floured eggplant in the hot oil. Cook about 6 minutes or until lightly brown. Then, drain the cooked eggplant on paper towel.
5. Add the onion to the oil. Cook about 5 minutes or until beginning to brown. Stir in the tomatoes and the tomato puree.
6. Add the pepper, sugar, salt and basil. Boil the mixture.
7. Continue boiling and stirring occasionally for 20 minutes.
   Add the eggplant and cover the pan. Continue cooking 18 minutes or until the eggplant is tender.
8. Serve over cooked pasta.

Photo: thehealthyhag.wordpress.com

The eggplant is used in cuisines from Japan to Spain. It is often stewed, as in the French ratatouille, the Italian melanzane alla parmigiana, the Greek moussaka, Middle-Eastern and South Asian dishes. It may also be roasted in its skin until charred, so that the pulp can be removed and blended with other ingredients such as lemon, tahini, and garlic, as in the Middle Eastern dish baba ghanoush and the similar Greek dish melitzanosalata or the Indian dishes of Baigan Bhartha or Gojju. In Iranian cuisine, it can be blended with whey kashk e-bademjan, tomatoes mirza ghasemi or made into stew khoresh-e-bademjan. It can be sliced, battered, and deep-fried, then served with various sauces which may be based on yoghurt, tahini, or tamarind. Grilled and mashed eggplant mixed with onions, tomatoes, and spices makes the Indian dish baingan ka bhartha. The eggplant can also be stuffed with meat, rice, or other fillings and then baked. In the Caucasus, for example, it is fried and stuffed with walnut paste to make nigvziani badrijani.

Hermaphrodite Procedure: Thyroid Chondroplasty

Here are a few pictures of a people who decided to shave down the Adam's Apple:





Click here to view additional before and after photos and or surgical procedures in relation to hermaphrodites as they transform from female to male or male to female.

Harisu

South Korean transsexual entertainer Harisu (R) and rapper Micky Chung celebrate during their marriage ceremony at a wedding hall in Seoul May 19, 2007. Harisu, the 32-year-old male-to-female singer whose sex change helped the country to change its family registry laws, married her 27-year-old boyfriend on Saturday at a ceremony attended by many of the country's top celebrities.



Harisu, 32, married 27-year-old rap singer Micky Chung in an upmarket hotel in Seoul. She has been dating the singer since 2005 after they met online.

The marriage ceremony was carried out by Kim Suk-Kwon, a surgeon who performed Harisu's male-to-female sex reassignment surgery in late 1990s.



"I'll become a housewife who is cooking well, sexy and caring,'' a beaming Harisu saidbefore the wedding ceremony.

"We originally planned to adopt 10 children but decided to settle for only four kids because of the objections from our parents,'' she said.

Accompanied by both sets of parents, they will leave for the Thai resort island of Koh Samui tomorrow on their honeymoon.

Harisu is the stage name of the transgender entertainer who was born Lee Kyung-Yup.

She made her name by featuring in an advertisement for a cosmetics company in 2001.

She has since branched out into music and acting, producing five albums and starring in a film, Yellow Hair II.

In December 2002, the Incheon District Court recognised her as legally female and she changed her official name to Lee Kyung-Eun.

Story Continues...

Robert Hardy Craig or Kate Craig-Wood

I was a happy little boy. I played with cars and computer games. I had a tree house —albeit a very tidy one. Then puberty kicked in and I thought: “Hang on, my sister is developing breasts and hips. Why aren’t I?” As my face started to change and I got hairy, I was horrified and desperately ashamed. I thought I was some kind of freak.

One of my guiltiest secrets was trying on my sister’s clothes, but it just made me feel worse, because when I looked in the mirror a boy’s face stared back. I thought there was no hope for me.

I grew up thinking that transsexuals were slightly gross: I didn’t want to be someone who looked like a man in a dress; being a target for ridicule would have just added to the pain. When I saw a transsexual in the street — 6ft 2in with a huge man’s face — the distress I felt was indescribable. I didn’t realise that the trans women you don’t see are those who have had successful surgery and have vanished into society.

A friend’s mum told my mum she thought I might be gay. I wasn’t: my first girlfriend became my wife and I loved her deeply. It was a meeting of minds that transcended gender. I played the role — the good son, the good husband — because I thought there was no choice. I balled the pain up inside myself and closed down emotionally. I never drank alcohol, because I knew if I had a couple of drinks, someone more feminine, more animated, would emerge..

Story Continues..

Liching (Taiwan)?

Liching, or Queen of Auction as fans call her, yesterday admitted she was he 20 years ago.

The popular TV auction hostess, who boasts she at one time sold NT$200 million worth of products in an hour, said she was a boy for the first 20 years of her life.

Born Wu Chung-ming in Chingshui in 1962, Liching underwent surgery to change the sex when he was 22 years old.

Looking every inch like a woman, the man-turned TV hostess married a man 14 years her junior in 2002.

After the surgery, Liching had her sex changed to female in her domiciliary registration. She acquired a new ID card in which, along with her change in sex, she must have changed her registered name.

The TV hostess did not reveal her ID card name.

Story Continues...

Vanessa Vogue??

I was born on January 10, 1968 and yes this makes me a Capricorn. I grew up in northwest Tennessee in a town called Greenfield, near Memphis TN. I was born to the first name of Trent. The son of a Baptist minister, I grew up in a Christian home. I have wonderful parents and two great sisters, and am very thankful for the love they have shown me.

Ever since I was a little boy everyone would say how pretty of a girl I was. I remember that my mother was so quick to correct people and tell them I was her son and not a girl. Thinking back to the first years of realizing that I was different takes me back to kindergarten days. This was when I first realized that I wasn’t a girl but a little boy. I was very confused about this, and remember going home and telling my mother. She of course tried to comfort me in the way a mother does and I let the situation go.

Then throughout the elementary and Jr. High years there were re-occurring times and situations of “being different”. I experienced feelings that I didn’t understand, other than I am different, but why??? Being so sheltered, growing up in a rural community in a Southern Baptist home, I was so limited on information about life issues. Approaching my pre-teen years and on into my freshmen year of high school was when I really was most aware of my feelings. I was also dealing with the changes with my body, and realizing about sex and about being attracted to other boys and not girls.

I had my first sexual encounter at the age of fifteen years of age. This continued on for about a year, and I for the first time experienced love. I thought from this, and what had happened between me and my first lover, that I had to be homosexual. I hid this and dealt with these feelings on my own. I sought out other friends who were gay, and made these select people my new friends. In school I was very active, belonging to many clubs. I was a member of the marching band and on the rifle line too. I loved to sing and was a member of the chorus and also theater club. I also attended modeling school and modeled for a span of three years.

I realized that I wasn’t the manly type of male model that agencies were looking for…I tried so hard to conform to how everyone wanted me to be, but their was no hiding the woman inside of me. I had such feminine ways about myself, my voice, and my mannerisms. I even had a girlfriend for awhile but that was for a cover-up. I was what you would call a Pretty Boy.

I went thru a lot of harassment thru my high school days. Other students shouted ugly things about me (calling me by the name of Trena and not Trent), flattened my car tires, and got me into in numerous fights that I never started but was punished for.

No one can ever truly understand how this hurt me so badly, but still to this day I can’t help still having hard feelings towards certain people who destroyed some of the best years of my life. I realized I had to let it go and that life is unfair. But I can understand how some kids can get to the breaking point. Others don’t realize how this harassment can drive you over the edge. But hopefully this made me a stronger woman.

After graduating from high school I attended college for one semester, but decided to drop out due to the fact once again I didn’t fit in, and I started having similar situations from high school days reoccurring now in college.

I then decided to attend Beauty School and received a cosmetology license. After that I moved to Memphis, TN, and began living my life. This was the point where I found acceptance from others like myself. I went to the famous gay bar in Memphis called George’s on Marshall in the 80's.

I walked in and laid eyes on one of the most beautiful women I had ever seen. Her name was Veronica York, starring in the documentary ‘’What Sex Am I’‘. I for the first time became aware of transsexual women. Soon after that I started my career as a drag star. My theatrical and musical background had prepared me for stage and with the help of a friend (Jimmy Givens) a star was born: “Miss Vanessa Vogue”. I went on to a successful drag career working on several show casts, head-lining shows and as mistress of ceremonies, and also won pageants with some titles including Miss Paducah, KY, 1987, Miss Gay Memphis, TN 1989, runner-up to Miss Gay Tennessee 1990 and also Miss Gay Kentucky 1988.

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Hermaphrodites: Pop Group 'Lady'

Pretty pop princesses are a dime a dozen, but meet “Lady,” not your typical girly group. These four foxy sirens are creating media frenzy as they poise to take the entertainment industry by storm. Korea's first transgender group is set to release its debut album in a Euro-dance style.

And its members -- Sine, Sahara, Binu and Yoona -- born as 'he's are now 'she's with looks that many natural-born women would kill for.

"We love chocolate, shopping and gossip. Mentally we were always women, the only difference being that we changed something physical, simply we are women with an extra scar," said one group member.

And Lady's agency is banking on this with the manufactured group. In fact, the decision to create a transgender quartette is already reaping a marketing pay off.

It's hard to believe that the members of lady aged 22 through 29 had to compete with other transgender contenders in an audition, where they say, almost 400 other showed up for their shot at fame.

"Many people are speculating that you are trying to cash in on the novelty of being transgendered, but many are skeptical about if you have any talent, what do you say to that?" "Soon we'll show everyone what we've got on stage."

Part of the paparazzi can be owed to the pioneering role of the Korean singer Harisu, who successfully created a niche for transsexuals in the traditionally conservative Korean entertainment industry.

All post-op transgenders, the members of Lady say that they are hoping to find acceptance from the public, having been warmly embraced by their families. "It was hard for them at first, but now they support me." "I was very fortunate, when I became an adult and went to get my gender reassignment surgery, my whole family came to support me."

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Dr. Christine McGinn??

DALLAS—A physician and former Navy pilot who has served as part of the ground medical crew for NASA missions has revealed that she is a transgender lesbian preparing to undergo gender-reassignment surgery, the Dallas Voice reported. Dr. Christine McGinn, 31, has served twice as part of the team that would go into space in case of a medical emergency during a space mission. McGinn's process of coming out began in her home town of Philadelphia, where her therapy group was approached by MSNBC to create a documentary on transsexuals. McGinn felt a responsibility to come forward as the documentary went forward. "They were interviewing all these people and the people they were picking weren't really what I would call a good representation," she said. McGinn's surgery was scheduled for Aug. 9, and the documentary is slated to air on MSNBC this fall.

Jordana??

About my story:

I began hormones in my teens but had an aborted transition due to parental interference and only was able to begin again once I got my first record deal, remixing Blondie and later my albums.

My web site is down for renovation right now but I am still recording, and am working on my Pop debut. Perhaps it is because my transition wasn't without a setback (an attempt was made on my life in Kent Ohio in 2000), or because I've yet to make any noise in the music world since then, but I feel that I've faced down adversity and succeeded.

I've had several boyfriends both before and after SRS and I nearly got married to a man in England. Additionally Mike Joyce of a legendary band "The Smiths" has offered to produce my pop album, and there is a buzz about my return in the recording industry. Many believe my time has come and I was one of the most recent TS women to do anything in the larger music industry in America.

In the meantime, here are some weblinks to pages about me and my music:

my VH1.com page
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/1_8_7/bio.jhtml
my old index page
http://www.jordana.org/indy.html
my old bio page
http://www.jordana.org/obio.html

By the way, as a kid going through this there were almost no African-American TS examples. In my local support group I was the only one. I noticed you have one or two on your site and I applaud you for that.

Hypothetical Situation: Natalie Cole

"I spent the first part of my career rebelling against it {her father's music}. Always in the back of my mind I was trying to stay as far away from that stigma as I possibly could"
Quoting: Natalie Cole

What if Natalie Cole's sister refused to get tested as a positive match to provide a Kidney for Natalie and then Natalie, decides to take it, by any means necessary?

I read through all articles in relation to Natalie Cole's Kindey Transplants and events surrounding the death of her sister. Natalie Cole told "OK" Magazine that, "Robert Yancy, her son from her first marriage, has offered to donate the organ". I wondering what happened and why Robert Yancy wasn't able to donate his Kidney?

It has been reported that Carole "Cookie" Cole, "hadn't been to a doctor in 30 years" and during her first visit, doctor's found a "cancerous spot" on her "lung". Out of all places, i find it rather odd that the younger sister provided this information to the media. It has been noted that "Nat King Cole", Natalie's legendary father died of "lung" cancer when she was only 15 years old.

The only time "Natalie" appeared as a successful artist is when, she "teamed up" with her late father in an album called Unforgettable With Love; the vocals on this album was digitally enhanced.





Timolin and Casey Cole with Maria Cole

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Lauren Foster

Lauren Foster grew up in Durban, South Africa and transitioned in her teens culminating with SRS at the age of 18. When asked she said at 5 years old wanted to be an actress, then at 10 a dancer. By the time she was 21-years old she was in Paris modeling for fashion designer Yves St. Laurent. While most TS women would have been content to assimilate into society, Lauren strutted into adulthood in the spotlight and never looked back. She enjoyed an 11-year international modeling career on the runway and in print; dated royalty and ran with the rich and famous. She was the "it" girl, known as the notorious blond on the international party circuit.

Lauren with Grace Jones
Lauren with Angela Bassett
Laren with Natalie Cole

Candis Cayne

I recently wrote a post regarding, "Candis Cayne". I forgot to add that Candis Cayne's "break" came as she participated in a few "Miss Queen World Pageants". Here's the rest and additional photos:

A dynamic dancer, Candis raised the bar for others when she first perfomed at Wigstock. A model, actress and cabaret performer, Candis won the Miss Continental in 2002. She performs regularly in New York City at the Viceroy on 8th Ave in Chelsea, and does limited engagements around the country. The New York Times calls her new show at Aspen in NYC a "Must See."


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Former London Male Prostitute To Out Prince Charles in Explosive New Tell All Book

"My great-grandmother was your great-great grandfather's mistress, so how about it?"
Quoting: Camilla Parker Bowles
A former London male prostitute revealed to IUC how he plans to out Britain’s elite world of gay men who pretend to be straight in a tell all book to be released in 2010. The former prostitute who lives in London’s exclusive Maida Vale area said he intends to out the likes of Prince Charles, David Beckham and Margaret Thatcher’s late husband Sir Denis Thatcher. “These blokes can’t even think straight,” “Colin” said. “I’ve seen them all at down low parties. Charles is notoriously gay. He’s the biggest Queen in Britain. That’s what destroyed his relationship with Diana. He paid her millions to keep quiet about his sexuality. In fact, I will prove that Prince Harry was not fathered by Charles. By the time Di got pregnant with Harry, Charles and Di had not had sex in more than two years. I know that for a fact. Camilla (Parker Bowles) came on the scene for convenience. It’s a perfect case scenario for Charles. Camilla is into women, that’s what destroyed her previous marriage. They are both using their marriage mainly to stay in the closet in order to avoid public scrutiny.” “Colin” said Sir Denis was a client of his for years. “He’d make me tie him up, spank him and give him blow jobs,” “Colin” said. “Then he’d want it up the arse for an hour. He had amazing stamina.” As for Beckham, “Colin” said he’d only reveal that Beckham likes to swing. “He’s definitely into men, but I must save some things for my book,” he said.


Prince Harry Wearing "Pink" or is that "Orange" Nail Polish?

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Merv Griffin: Life In The Closet

In the June 2009 issue of, "The National Enquirer", Merv Griffin's closet doors were unlocked and a few of Hollywood's leading men fell out; in their Knickers. In hindsight, i understand the reason why this was a "Phrase" on Jeopardy:

August 13, 2007

Ray Richmond, on both his Past Deadline blog and in his Hollywood Reporter column, tells the truth about Merv Griffin:

Merv Griffin was gay.

Why should that be so uncomfortable to read? Why is it so difficult to write? Why are we still so jittery even about raising the issue in purportedly liberal-minded Hollywood, in 2007? We can refer to it casually in conversation, but the mainstream media somehow remains trapped in the Dark Ages as relates to the gay label.
And more:

You can count on the fingers of one hand, or at most two, the number of high-powered stars, executives and public figures who have come out. Those who don't can't really be faulted, either, as rarely do such honesty and vulnerability prove a boon to one's showbiz livelihood.

I wonder what will happen in the event of Eddie Murphy's demise??? Any suggestions?