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Jorge Steven was not trans, but...

Started by Shana A, December 01, 2009, 08:21:28 AM

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Shana A

December 01, 2009, 08:21:28 AM
Jorge Steven was not trans, but...
Filed by: Pedro Julio Serrano
November 30, 2009 6:30 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2009/11/jorge_steven_was_not_trans_but.php

Much has been said about hate crime victim Jorge Steven López possibly being trans, but I want to make it clear: he wasn't. But he was very comfortable in his own skin, he loved to cross gender boundaries and he was accepted as such by his friends, his partner and his own parents. His mom, Myriam Mercado, knowing that his son used hair extensions as part of his look, even told the press in Puerto Rico, "Behind that wig and those boots, there was a human being, a very much loved son, a brother and a friend."

He was a young gay man, who like many others, used to do drag for special occasions such as Halloween or LGBT Pride parades. It's like many gay men who go to Fire Island to compete in drag races and do drag just for a race.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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