Transwomen in the Media

June 23, 2005

It is unfortunate that the media has propegated stereotypes which undermine the transgender community, and it seems there really hasn't been anything noteworthy to balance things out. There has yet to be a common venue that does proper credit to the real spirit of classy, intelligent, beautiful transgendered ladies.

Until I was introduced to URNotAlone, I didn't even know people like you existed. I was as ignorant as the common masses about tgirls. All that I had seen were media examples showing the glammed up barbie-dolls and trashy hookers... and always their affinity for men, never women.

Unlike so many real TG people, the ones who are seen in the pop culture and daytime t.v. are those who seek and thrive on being in the spotlite. They will often go to extremes to be noticed, and in doing so they compromise the integrity of the transgender community at large.

What is needed is for more authentic, intelligent trans women to step out of the closet and into the limelight so the world can see your true beauty. This is not an easy step, because most of you do not want special attention and recognition for your transgenderism. Until some of you step up to the plate and publicly represent your community, the world will only get to see the shemale pornstars and the tgirl entertainers/hookers.

That's a real travesty because most transwomen are true examples of feminine/yin beauty, inside and out, and could be inspirations not only the trans community but humanity at large.

(originally posted in response to: http://genderevolve.blogspot.com/2005/06/what-kind-of-girls-are-we.html)