Would you have guessed that SHE used to be a HE?

http://necolebitchie.com/2011/05/20/people-com-editor-shares-her-story-i-was-born-a-boy/#more-135473

On the surface, Janet Mock is a pretty, vivacious 28-year-old who seems like she’s got a good head on her shoulders. Born and raised in Honolulu, Janet went on to receive a full-ride scholarship to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She continued her education, going on to receive a Master’s Degree from New York University, and accepted a job as the Associate Editor for PEOPLE.com. She currently is living her dream, residing in New York with her boyfriend whom she claims she’s completely in love with.

Her story sounds very normal, not unlike thousands of others. The only difference is, Janet was born male. She lived as Charles for the first 18 years of her life, until she took a trip to Bangkok where she risked her life and put her future in the hands of a Thai surgeon who completed her gender reassignment surgery.

Janet recently opened up to Marie Claire about her transition and the obstacles she faced as both a child and adult. She’s also written about her first experiences with make-up, how her first best friend was the female version of herself, what it was like to go through two puberties and how she hopes sharing her story will help others that are struggling with gender identity.
She writes on her website:

“As puberty began to hit in middle school, my body began to change, betraying Janet. It was difficult living in a body that did not reflect me at my best self, and it became the central drama of my first 18 years.

During the eighth grade, I began incorporating cosmetics (Lipsmackers, Wet N Wild eyeliner, CoverGirl compacts) into my beauty regimen. I was teased, taunted and targeted for this gender variance, but my accomplishments and involvement in school soon overshadowed my non-conformity. By freshman year, I was dressing as my female self and was soon known as Janet through the halls of my high school in Kalihi, a tough part of Honolulu..

But writing about famous people only allowed me to express a minutiae of my talents. My wakeup call to a higher purpose came in the fall of 2010. It was apparent that being different (whether you were gay or transgender, overweight or rail-thin, dark or albino) was a matter of life or death. I knew that writing my memoir Fish Food in silence was no longer an option. I had to speak up.”

She reflected on her interview with Marie Claire, saying:

“After a lot of hard work, planning and sacrifice, 18-year-old Janet traveled across the world, where at the hands of a Thai surgeon, I united my body to my soul, and finally became the physical embodiment of the woman of my dreams.

The majority of transwomen and transmen have to endure two puberties: their biological one and the corrective one they know is absolutely necessary in order to go on. I did not go through this. Gratefully, with the support of my family, I was able to experience my transition as my peers in school were also going through their physiological changes in puberty.

But I do wish I could change one thing in the piece: the term “boy” which is used a few times. Overall I’m fine with it because technically I was a “boy,” but two instances still don’t feel right. The first instance proclaims, “Until she was 18, Janet was a boy,” and then it goes on to say, “I even found other boys like me there…” Though I did not write the article, it is written in my voice from a four-hour interview and follow-up correspondences. But the surgery did not make me a girl. The surgery just got rid of my male parts. I was always a girl.

Being female was my one and only conviction.”



Read more: People.com Editor Shares Her Story: “I Was Born A Boy” | Necole Bitchie.com

 

Fooled the hell out of me!

 

Being female was my one and only conviction

I don't know how you could get any clearer than that. The heart wants what it wants, in love and in identity. Thank you for sharing this and allowing us to comment on it, BrotherWise

 

Kind of make men wonder what they are getting these days.

 

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

 

Sounds like an episode of Jerry Springer.

 

That's why I demand to check under the hood when under the sheets.lol:smt037

 

Yeah, you can tell, the 1st and 3rd pic say surgically or hormonally altered face.

 

I actually agree with pretty much everything you said. And secondly, Blacktiger2005 created this thread, not me.

 

I think presurgery his face looks rather feminine. I am not sure had I not read the title first, that I would have known she's transgendered.

 

I agree with you Jordan. I think that it would be difficult because some women naturally have a more masculine look, larger hands, strong looking forearms, a more typical male facial structure. I have seen natural women who were very attractive, but had this "Omg, she could have been a man" vibe going on. IMO, anyone could be "fooled" about gender considering a combination of a feminine looking guy, feminization surgery and genital re-constructive surgery, IMO.

 

If I didn't see the story or the old pic I might have thought it was Mel B, the singer, from the other pics.

 

Wow, I would never have known either. I doubt anyone would know if they hadn't actually been told that she use to be a man. That's just not something that'd pop into your head. But even after being told, it's still a surprise to me. She looks fantastic.

 

Yeah, I have to agree, I would've never knew she use to be a guy, good lord those folks in bangkok should be billionaires, to be able to change someone like that so radically, that's just nuts. Crazy how technology is nowadays.
It is kinda weird though that we can pretty much turn a guy into a girl,
but we don't have a cure for cancer. Nothing wrong with it, I just think
medical development should come before cosmetic beauty, but that's just me.

 

Well, if it makes you feel better, they still can't do a good job of turning a woman into a man, at least not down below.

 

Well she carrys herself very well and is blessed in the looks department... good for her... him errrr her....

I have a random question though,,,, when filling out a forms which box do they tick, female, male or other, obviously she will tick female as she is now living as one but,,, I mean seriously, do they have to disclose for medical reasons or on cases of emergencies at the work place or where ever?

 

Chaz Bono said in an interview that after the surgery you are legally the other sex. So Chaz can legally marry his girlfriend now. So they aren't just living as the opposite sex but with surgery, are.

 

he is very pretty...i recently saw a program with a brazilian model that is a he/she...i don't understand how the equipment works if you surgically remove the penis but there isn't a vagina...how does that work? i guess it is just one way anal with the boyfriend performing...does that mean that the he/she doesn't orgasm anymore during sex...