Standing up for what I believe in!

While listening to the radio this morning, I heard some commentary on a TS substitute teacher at a local school district. I do have to give the show credit, they did try to schedule an interview with her. Listening to some of the listener commentary, I felt the need to respond in my own fashion by writing to the show. I attached the email that I sent below. I am curious to see what kind of response I get.

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From: Heather <heather@heathercd.org>
Date: Dec 27, 2006 6:27 AM
Subject: Trans-Sexual Teacher
To: freebeerandhotwings@hotmail.com

Dear Free Beer and Hot Wings,

 

I wanted to start out by saying that I do enjoy listening to your show in the morning. I understand that it is your nature to be obnoxious, which is what makes your show so enjoyable. Listening to your show this morning struck a bit of a nerve however. I was listening to you discuss the Trans-Sexual teacher in Pinelands. I can honestly say that I was not the least bit surprised to hear the comments that some of the male listeners made on your show. After all, it is human nature to fear what we do not understand, and most males feel threatened by a guy in a dress to be sure (though I can't understand why this would be the case). We are nothing to fear. One comment that was made about the male build and not being built like a woman made me want to write to you. I think the comment was looking like a linebacker in a skirt. I have to disagree with this comment. Sure, most American males are a minimum of 20 pounds overweight (many are 50+ pounds overweight), and many do have broader shoulders than women. This is not always the case however.

 

Being a (happily married) Male to Female cross-dresser myself I can definitely say that I am quite well informed on the subject. Now, there is a big difference between a Trans-Sexual and a Cross-Dresser. a Trans-Sexual is someone who feels they were born the wrong sex and in most cases takes steps to become that person. A Cross-Dresser is someone who simply dresses as the opposite sex, without the desire to become that sex.

 

There is one thing that I would like to point out - We are all conceived female. At some point (I believe it is the second trimester) is when male characteristics form. In some of the population this happens much later which results in a male effectively having a female-slanted brain, or the change starts & reverses itself which results in a female having a male-slanted brain. This is what makes a true Trans-Sexual. In as much as 8% of the population the change starts but never completes, which results in an Intersexed person (The proper term for a Hermaphrodite). 

 

Myself, I am definitely not a Trans-Sexual but I thoroughly enjoy dressing up as a woman. I do it because it is a challenge, and I really do love the way women's clothes feel. I do have to tell you, we do not all look like a man in a dress. I am not (and I never have) taken hormones. Feel free to look at my pictures and you will see that I make a rather convincing woman when I dress up. In fact, I go out in public regularly as Heather and very rarely am read as a guy. I am built very much like a woman, and many women are jealous of how I look when dressed up. I do not have broad shoulders a beer belly and a square jaw. I am not overweight and "manly" in appearance at all. In fact, there are quite a few of us out there that are built this way. I have met many Trans-Gendered people in the last few years that are entirely passable as a woman. They do not make the press, so what you see & hear about are the ones that people feel threatened by.

 

One thing that I do want to point out is that somewhere in the neighborhood of 20% of males are confirmed Trans-Gender, meaning that they dress as a woman, but are not necessarily Trans-Sexual - keep in mind, these are the ones that will admit to it. As many as 50% of men that go to the emergency room are wearing panties.  Also, somewhere around 80% of women Cross-Dress. Most own a pair of boxers, men's shirt, jeans or such and many have very male haircuts which does make them a Cross-Dresser. It is interesting to see how society is willing to accept this as normal and yet when a male does the same thing, he is looked at as a freak.

 

With the recent legislation that finally protects us from discrimination I have a feeling that you will see more of us coming out of the closet. You will find that there are far more Trans-Gendered people out there than there are homosexual. Having said that, one more thing to set straight - over 80% of Trans-Gendered males are straight! Instead of fearing (and making fun of) what you do not understand, take the time to educate yourselves on the subject. I have some interesting write-ups on my website, which I encourage you to read.

 

If you are interested in learning more, feel free to contact me. Do the right thing and let both sides of the issue be heard. I would be willing to educate your listeners on the subject if you are open to the possibility.

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Hugs...

Heather
Manahawkin, NJ

TG and proud of it!

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