Japanese Female Impersonator

BANDO TAMASABURO: KABUKI ONNAGATA, FEMALE IMPERSONATOR.

 

A Familiar Story?

This story comes from the "Reading Eagle".
"It was a bedroom that resembled one like most other teenage boys had
in the 1960s.

Sports memorabilia plastered on the walls, photos of Pittsburgh
Pirates greats Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski. Model cars and
airplanes - particularly from the World War I era.

And hanging above the bed on the ceiling, a classic poster of a young
Raquel Welch.

But the teenager who called the Valley Forge-area bedroom his own was
holding a secret.

"I prayed every single night, 'God, when I wake up, can you please
make me female?' " recalled the Rev. Barbara K. Peronteau, a
transgender Berks County resident who began the transition from male
to female nearly two years ago. "At the height of our male
testosterone flowing, and my prayer was to wake up and look like
Raquel Welch."

Rev. Barbara K. Peronteau

The story brought back memories of a vacation long ago. I probably was about 14 and we were on a family trek and we kept passing and being passed by another car with a equally young beautiful dark haired girl in the back seat.
My feelings today are as vivid as the day it happened. I literally ached inside to be that girl.
The look on the Rev. Peronteau's face says it all-some of her pain is gone!

Transgender Lessons

I have written recently about trying to compile like minded experiences on my one week old "Trannsnation.com" web site.
As I said in a previous post, I have waded in and made it to Sept 2010-close to four months of content.
As I burned the mid night oil, one big constant was apparent.
The time I wrote about seemed to be an intense period of finding my way in the public eye. Every time I went out was an adventure of learning. I'm interested to discover if future posts are as intense.
If you are beginning to explore your transgender self or are new to the "Condo", you may want to check out this link and this one. At the least you will think "she did what?".
The biggest change I have discovered is how I have changed in regards to my place in the world. I'm much more secure in who I am and I just don't notice if others notice me.  I used to care much more where I fit. Now I know I just do. 
I'm sure the next six months of posts will be interesting!