Reply #58: Tranny refers to transvestites, they want to keep their maleness...

[Ferret Annica]

...and like the fun of dressing up. A male to female, or female to male individual has a challenge they deal with knowing they are a gender their body does not reflect.

I had a tranny friend who worked at a restaurant in Eugene who wore slinky, flashy women's outfits, and kept his very hairy chest and legs. His Jacket had "Punk Princess" sewn on the back. He would try to offer me tips on how to be more flashy, but I explained I was a woman in mind and soul, and my focus was to fit in in tasteful and attractive clothes that did not make me stand out.

He is now living in San Diego and dresses more often as a man than he did here because of his work. I would correct anyone asking me if I were a transvestite and be somewhat irritated they picked up on my body's unfinished transformation.

My friend had less than zero interest in changing his name, gender marker on his ID, taking hormones or doing surgery. He finds it fun to tweak society's conventionalities. Someone in transition and who identifies as the gender their body is in conflict with usually doesn't. His nickname here was Kooky. I miss him being around this town.