Showing posts with label Qian Jinfan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Qian Jinfan. Show all posts

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Never Too Old!

From the Shanghaiist comes this story called
"Man enough to be a woman". Here's an excerpt:

"Qian Jinfan (钱今凡), a 84-year-old calligrapher, art critic and retired government official based in Foshan, has become China's oldest openly transgender individual, after outing herself in an an exclusive interview with the Southern Metropolitan Daily, in her bid to promote understanding of transgenders in China."

Although I know many  in our community scorn so called "late bloomers" such as Qian (and I) it's a tribute to transgender individuals of any age to finally be able to persue their gender quest and it's a bigger tribute to those who go public with their lives!

Playing on the Girl's Team

  Image from Fa Barbosa on UnSplash. I am fond of calling my initiation into the world of ciswomen as being allowed to play in the girls’ sa...