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Pakistan has already had a popular cross-dresser talk show host, a young man who nettled the establishment by posing as the widow of an Army officer. Not sure if she's still one the air or not; they've tried to censor her a couple of times.
There have been a couple of BBC articles about it. You can check them out in their archives.
That sounds awesomely brave. I wish her the best.
A transgender person is not a "cross-dresser." If Rose intends to transition (with or without surgery or hormones) from male to female in her everyday life, she is not a cross-dresser. A cross-dresser is a transvestite... generally someone who dresses as the opposite sex, but has no gender identity issues, i.e. a man who's quite happy being a man, but enjoys dressing up in women's clothing. He doesn't want to BE a woman.
If Rose was born biologically male but feels she is really a woman, as this article suggests, she is transgender. NOT a cross-dresser. Please change the headline. It's insulting.
I already had "transgender" in the subhead and was looking for a synonym to put in the title...but of course, as you remind us, "cross-dressing" and "transgender" are not synonymous; that was my hasty error. It's changed now. Thanks.
It's nice to see someone in the press show some sensitivity and respect when something like this is pointed out. Most of the time, such protestations are laughed off and then ignored.
Thank you again.
Multiple Eurosong winner, is a transgendered person.
