Was Michael Jackson Trans?

[Julie Marie]

Before you answer that think of how MJ went from a black boy to pretty much a white woman in his appearance.  He idolized Diana Ross and was enamored with Liz Taylor.  I remember reading he said he wanted to look like Diana Ross. 

Look at everything about him, his dress, his presentation and all the plastic surgeries that resulted in a very feminine face. 

And when you think about how so many of us are miserable and lonely until we transition and consider the fact he said he was a very lonely person (unhappy?) it makes me wonder if he was trans.

Could his life have been happier if he transitioned?  No one seems to want to touch this but when you look at all he did it makes sense.  I know the media and fans alike just chalked it up to weird but wasn't he really androgynous in his appearance?  In this society, if we can't gender you, you are weird. 

I'm only looking at his presentation and not at his child infatuation issues.  That's a whole other issue.

Julie

[fae_reborn]

MJ was diagnosed in the 80's with vitiligo, a chronic disorder where the individual looses the pigmentation in their skin, and the treatments he used further lightened his skin, hence why he went from black to white.  He was also believed to have body dysmorphic disorder, in which he wasn't sure what gender others perceived him to be.

As for the "child infatuation issues," he was not a child molester.  During his 2005 trial, a psychologist reviewed him and concluded that Michael had regressed to the mindset of a 10-year old child.  This is perhaps why he was "lonely" and unhappy; he was also abused as a child by his father.  That experience is probably why people thought he was "weird."

I don't know if MJ was transgendered, he may have been, but I can't say one way or the other.  Yes, he had issues, and the world just wasn't good enough to him.

[GinaDouglas]

I have long thought MJ was trans.  Besides those things already mentioned, I would add his manner of speaking and use of cosmetics.  He really wanted very much to be liked, and I think that is the reason he chose not to transition.

[Michelle.]

MJ possibly trans?

I wonder how the allegations of child molestion would have been received if it was Janet Jackson, or any woman for that matter, having children over for sleepovers. The whole deal would probably have still benn seen as odd, but I don't know if the abuse charges would have stuck so easily. Women in general it seems are perceived to be incapable of harming children. Explains why a media circus erupts whenever a mother murders her
child(ren).

MJ had an odd life. Child star who became an adult superstar. The Pepsi commercial fire, vitilego. In all probablity an addiction to plastic surgery. The autopsy results show an indication of at least drug dependence at the time of his death.

This list could go on and on.

So yeah, I could also entertain the notion that he was on the "trans- spectrum."

Michael Jackson, R.I.P.

[FairyGirl]

During his 2005 trial, a psychologist reviewed him and concluded that Michael had regressed to the mindset of a 10-year old child.

That makes sense- Peter Pan from Neverland, the boy that never grew up. That might also explain his death just at the cusp of middle age- maybe subconsiously he just couldn't bear the thought of getting any older.

Everything I read and hear about Michael now is just terribly sad. I too hope he rests in peace.

[Hypatia]

Look at everything about him, his dress

You're kidding, I never saw him in a dress.

I think the makeup has a different explanation. He had to use opaque cover makeup (Dermablend or something like that) to hide his blotchy pigmentation. When the face is all covered with such a heavy monochrome coat of makeup, the base coat alone does not look right. It requires you to add more touches in order to look finished. It calls for blush, eyeliner, lip color, etc. to get a complete look. For those of you who wear makeup, would you go around in nothing but a heavy coating of foundation? Nobody does that.

As for his high voice, epicene nature, and fey manner, I attribute that to infantilism rather than transgender.  Not advancement to womanhood, but regression to childhood.

[Audrey]

poor guy I cant imagine the pain he must have felt his whole life.  Its amazing to look back on his old videos and how talented and energetic he was.  Really a great performer.  I mean come on thriller, who didn't and doesn't still love it. lol.

[tekla]

The autopsy results show an indication of at least drug dependence at the time of his death.

Interesting, as the autopsy, the toxicology screen in particular, has not yet been released, no doubt because millions and millions are riding on just exactly how he died and they are making sure its letter perfect.

[Michelle.]

MJ weighed around 115lbs at time of death. His stomach contents were apparntly just a mixture of various pills. He was begging his nurse to give him a sedative that required an anesthatist to be present. Insomniac with bad back problems.

Jacko at the very least was a pill popper.

I have the feeling this will end up along the lines of an Anna Nichole type case.

[tekla]

All of that is nothing but rumor, innuendo and speculation.   

What we do know is this.  He was in heavy rehearsals and tech days for the big 50 shows he was going to put on in London.  He was 50, and its been a while since he a) was in anything resembling great health, and b) since he has done 'the show'.  So if he was doing pain killers and sleep aids, that's not far off track for such an endeavor.  The long running joke in live theater was that the only tour with more drugs than the Grateful Dead was Cats.  All that dancing, lots of pain pills.

After all, if nothing else, he was very aware of his star power, and stardom, and also knew that if these shows were not the best of his career, then by the time the first reviews hit the presses and the web he would have been 'a has been'.  He was hemorrhaging money and knew it too, hell, I'd supposed I would need a sleep aid if I was owing upwards of half a billion dollars.  So he had a lot riding on these shows, and I'm sure it was grueling.  Rumor has it the rehearsals alone were costing $20 million to put on.  Just exactly what is the rent on the Staples Center for almost a month?  So I'm sure he was under a lot of stress and pressure, and I'm also sure that he was probably hurting like a mofo being 50, far underweight and having to perform like, well, Michael Jackson.

[Walter]

I never thought of MJ as trans. But I'm still kind of surprised that he's gone. I didn't expect him or Billy Mays to go

[Janet_Girl]

I often wondered the same thing watching he over the years.  But the fact he had vast amounts of money from borrowing, if he was he did not use it to transition.

My ex wife use to think he was trying to be like his sister, Janet.  I doubt that we will ever know.

Janet

[Ms Bev]

MJ, trans?  Yes, I always thought she was transgender. 



Bev

[Alyx.]

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,8043.0.html

Well, I dunno, but some things point to it.

[kae m]

I never really gave it much thought before this week.  Musically I've never been a fan, so I never gave MJ much attention.  But I was talking with my electrologist about it this week and she brought up the possibility.  He was certainly gender ambiguous, it would make sense, everyone pushing you to be this star, your identity essentially stripped away from you.  There would be no actual identity to have, no self discovery even possible, you would just be what everyone wanted you to be.  Plus the father seems to be a little bit nutty, to put it gently.  I could imagine it becoming so repressed inside of a person under that kind of spotlight and in that situation.  But we don't really know, and probably never will.  I don't think he was MTF, but there was almost definitely some kind of identity issue going on that involved gender in some way.  Obviously he was struggling with something for a very long time

[Autumn]

I caught part of a special on him today, where a lady from his past was talking about how at 10 he lost the freedom to run, to play, to be a child. He had such huge expectations on him, and if he showed up places it was a big spectacle, etc.

So yeah, I don't think he was a child molester at all. I think he was an incredibly rich, well loved, successful person who was trying to obtain the only thing he really wanted: his childhood back. He had a series of really bad events in his life and as one of the most famous people in the world, was a target for it. Hell, can you imagine if every cheap comedian and late show host made jokes about you when there was a news lull?

Also when you're absolutely gorgeous, I imagine losing your looks is very difficult. Makeup is magic, plus, it can be fun. Some men actually enjoy dressing up (not crossdressing), men just aren't allowed to in general and still be successful in our culture. Unless you're a rockstar.

[Mister]

So yeah, I don't think he was a child molester at all. I think he was an incredibly rich, well loved, successful person who was trying to obtain the only thing he really wanted: his childhood back. \

Then instead of inviting ten year olds into his bed to drink Jesus Juice, he probably should've gone to therapy or at the very least, cuddled with Bubbles instead.

[Autumn]

Probably.

But who cares, even if he did molest them. He made Thriller.

[perfectisolation]

Nah he wasn't trans. He was just a kid at heart and had some very "convenient" and coincidental things happen to his appearance and all that, that made him just seem like a "white woman". The vitiligo, the makeup and treatment he had to cover it. The plastic surgeries I think were the result of a traumatic childhood and him trying to escape all the imperfections people saw in him, because he was always under the public eye.

I think he was kind of androgynous tho, but not anywhere near mtf. He had a masculine walk, was a proud father and sounded more like a young boy when he did the childish things he enjoyed, if you saw that "living with MJ" documentary. And, he always had sleepovers with boys because that was what he wanted to relate to. He was just a kid trapped in a man's body.

And I'm convinced that he was not a pedophile. He was very asexual because I think 1) he could not psychologically move past his childhood and be "grown up" and 2) when he was a kid his brothers had sex with girls in the same room he slept in which I think messed with his head as well. Also I think his accusers parents made them do it cause they wanted the money.

[petzjazz]

No. No, he probably wasn't. He was the way he was for all the reasons northy listed (and more). He actually had facial surgery (the clefted chin implant) because he wanted to appear MORE masculine. Some of his mental facilities may have regressed to the levels held by the average prepubescent child, but an average MALE prepubescent child. After all, his ultimate fantasy was to be Peter Pan.