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"The Greeks took their beauty seriously. It was a beauty contest, after all, that touched off the Trojan War. Athena, Hera and Aphrodite vied for Paris to decide who was the fairest among them. After Aphrodite promised him the love of the most beautiful mortal woman, Paris carried off Hellen to Troy. Thus began the true mother of all wars. As the goddess of love, beauty and sexual pleasure, Aphrodite inspired cult worship and challenged artists to render her in suitably magnificent form..."To read more, click here.
"A young man in Lampang province wants to ordain as a monk at his local temple...his local temple will not ordain him as he is a hermaphrodite...The budding monk possesses a vagina as well as a penis and menstruates each month...Mr Krittapak said he had been both a man and a woman since he was born and this had caused him much confusion when growing up...after tests showed that he had more male hormones than female ones, he decided he wanted to go “all in” as a man – and have his vagina surgically removed...Mr Krittapak’s mother said that since he was born, she had considered him a girl and called him “Miss”...But these days, he considers himself a man and has a girlfriend.."For more, click here.
In His Own Words:
"I just want to live like a normal human being, just like everybody else. Ever since I can remember, I felt like a boy trapped in a girl’s body. I played with guns, I couldn’t understand why girls played with dolls. We had no idea such a condition existed back then, I thought that something was wrong with me. My stepmother has made my life very difficult all my life and I have suffered for years with her. On top of that she stood in the way of treatment to fully change to a man over the past years and until now. As soon as I found out this condition existed, I felt so relieved."Story Continues...
"If he was to win, he could go private as it’s such a long, long haul going through the NHS...He’s had his breasts removed and the next stage, I guess, would be a hysterectomy and then the final stage, if it’s what Luke wants, would be a penis...It’s a long, long way off though. It’s a lot of heavy surgery. Some transgendered people don’t feel the need to have all the surgery but I think Luke wants to.” -- The mother of Big Brother (UK) contestant Luke Anderson reveals to media outlets - that if her child wins, he'll use the money to fully transition into his desired gender. For more, click here.
In southern China, Farmers are inbreeding and performing sex change operations on their hens to sell their meats as a delicacy across Asia. According to The Daily Star, "Farmers have been performing gruesome gender-bender operations on their hens in an afford to fatten them up for the slaughter house". For more, click here.
A reality starlet who goes by the moniker "Joseline Hernandez" on Vh1's hit series "Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" has the internet at a buzz. Shortly after the first episode aired on Monday, Joseline became a trending topic. Many wondered if she was born a he - outraged by the constant questions regarding her (or his) gender, Joseline posted a nude photo on twitter and uploaded a video to prove that she's really a female. According to the Sandra Rose blog, someone close to the aspiring rapper revealed that Joseline (whose's real name is Shenellica Bettencourt) was born a male who underwent a sex change operation at an early age. And so, we ask is she a he?
According to online reports, runner Caster Semenya is receiving hormone replacement treatments to balance the testosterone levels in her body. Thus far, the medication has soften her masculine appearance. Reportedly, the treatments has been prescribed by an expert IAAF medical panel. For more, click here.
Tyler's birth certificate reads "female" and at age 2 she decided to live her life as a male. With accepting parents, the 5 year old is enjoying his life as a boy. In a article published in the Washington post Tyler parents decided to pull their biological names from publication because their story is widely known throughout their community in Montgomery County. A quote from the article reads: His parents allowed him to present himself as a boy when he was 4, after he was diagnosed with gender identity disorder. In September 2012, Tyler will enter into the school system as a boy - not a girl. To read more, click here.
Last Wednesday, AzMarie Livingston was voted off the 18th cycle of America's Next Top Model. The androgynous model has become the African American follow-up to the androgynous supermodel sensation Andrej Pejic - and was recently linked romantically to former "Cosby Show" cutie Raven-Symone. In a interview posted on the ChicagoPride website, AzMarie reveals that she's a lesbian and that her parents are in acceptance of her current lifestyle - she also reveals that her father is living his life as a gay man. To read more, click here.
