Tag: transsexual

I was 22 and in nursing school. Life was pretty hum-drum and defined by my classwork, my clinical rotations, and studying all the time.  I really had no social life, no way to go out and meet new people.  Oh, sure, as a lesbian I was a bit reserved and guarded as to who I would hang out with, and the only other member of the tribe was 10 years older than I, and super butchy.  She wasn’t my...

Sona Avedian is a 33 year old transgender woman who came to terms with her gender identity three years ago. She confessed that she identified herself as a girl since an early age but hid it until recently. In 2012 Sona decided that she didn’t want to live a lie anymore, the heaviness of not being able to be who she was became too overwhelming. So she told her friends and family about it and decided to follow surgery and...

RuPaul Andre Charles was born 54 years ago.  He didn’t get his fame from his drag show.  Although he did get his fame from drag.  Living in Atlanta, many years ago, he became a well-known drag queen. And why not, he is a gorgeous woman! So, then he took the show to New York.  He was first nationally recognized due to his appearance in the music video “Love Shack” by the B-52s in 1989.  After that, he released a...