Trans Singapore
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20080908-86463.html (http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20080908-86463.html)
9/7/2008
'When you say transsexual, a lot of people immediately think of Changi Village and Desker Road,' she says, referring to two of Singapore's most notorious vice haunts.
'People harbour so many stereotypes. Not all of us are prostitutes. In fact, a lot of us lead and want to lead very normal lives,' says the articulate professional whose company and colleagues know of her status.
Transsexuals - people who do not identify with the gender they are born in and sometimes change their bodies through surgery or hormone therapy - in Singapore have Bugis Street to blame for this albatross hanging around their necks.