Role Models?

In another story someone was talking about showing genetic females generosity and appreciation, then topic got to role models. Those questions are easily answered, but what about something harder. What.about transgender role models.

I would say number one for me is Christine Jorgenson. The first American known to have sexual reassignment surgery. The world war II veteran was highly publicized. He attempted Mary on two occasions. On the first occasion his fiance lost his job when it became known of Ms jorgensons status. The second engagement ended when the couple was unable to obtain a marriage license. Christine Jorgenson spent the rest of her days acting and singing. She.passed in 1989.

Christine Daniels. Born Mike Penner, Ms Daniels adopted the first name as a tribute to Transgender pioneer Christine jorgenson and pretenders lead Singer chrissie Hind. Daniels was probably one of the most famous due to.the net, and the fact Daniels was already a well known sports writter for the LA Times l. Daniels started a column that was to follow her transition. Daneils was hormone therapy for close to a year. Some mental issues and an unresolved relationship caused Daniels to stop hormone therapy. Daniels committed suicide in 2009. Many speculate that the abrupt halt in hormones helped push Daniels over the edge.

Candy Darling. Candy was one of Andy Warhol's girls. As song said she grew up on Long Island. Rumors circulated about Darling going to gay bars dressed as a woman. When confronted by her mother darling went and changed clothes appearing en femme for her mother. Her mother said there was no stopping her, no point in trying she was just too damned beautiful. Candy died in March 1984. She had been an actress in several Warhol features and was very well received in the acting community. Before.the procession left the church a Rolls Royce limousine stopped, a very elegantly clad Gloria Swanson exited the limousine and saluted candies coffin. Holly Woodlawn. Holly came from Miami FLA...JUST like.the song says. Another Warhol girl. Holly left Miami at a young age and landed in new York. She acted in several Warhol movies and there was talk of an academy of award nomination, but it never materialized. Ms Woodlawn had some.brushes with the law and depending on the source may either be alive in San Francisco or dead depending on the source. Candy and Holly belong in the same category. A category of transgender women that felt so.strong about their inner feminine self that they were willing to accept the second class subserviant role that were placed on them in order to fulfill their destiny. Willing to sell their bodies in order to get hormones, save for srs and just ******* survive. Thanks ladies for bearing that cross. And finally Kristi. It was 1988 and I was fresh out of high-school. In my backwards Podunk city of 250000 there was a club that catered to younger people that liked dance music. club 100 was like a stationairy rave. Amyl nitrate bottles littered the parking lot. A mish mash of gay, straight, rich, and alternative people meshed. She was about 5'8" and there was something about her. She was not rail thin. Far from it. Her raven black hair was cut into what resembled a pixie cut with bangs. She had multiple piercings on her ears. She wore.black eye liner. Her face was pale almost white and she wore bright red lipstick. Her black leather jacket covered about as much as her mini cotton skirt. Her fish net pantyhose led down to black paratroopers boots. There was something mesmerizing about her look. After a couple of dances we left. I went with her back to her apartment. After some kissing she let me in on her secret. I told her I was not gay. She said "honey if you were you wouldn't be here." She had a point, and she also had my curiosity. As for what happened that night I will that up to your imagination . She was preop. We were really good friends, and she knew Brenda before Brenda knew Brenda. She always said when I finally committed I had to tell her. She always maintained she could see the girl in me wanting out. She said that one day I would come out. When I do I will find her. She will be the third person I come out.to. I don't know if I would be alive today if I didnt meet her.