Life as a transsexual as photographed by Paola de Grenet
by Lifelounge on Oct 01 2010, 06:00AM
Originally posted at Lifelounge by Georgia
http://www.thevine.com.au/entertainment/news/-life-as-a-transsexual-as-photographed-by-paola-de-grenet20101001.aspx (http://www.thevine.com.au/entertainment/news/-life-as-a-transsexual-as-photographed-by-paola-de-grenet20101001.aspx)
Barcelona is notorious for its ->-bleeped-<- and transsexual culture. With sex change operations almost as popular as arse implants, the health system is rife with requests. London-based photographer Paola de Grenet spent some time with the girls going through the process. She captured them prostituting themselves on the street to afford the hefty operations, waiting for clients in brothels, and injecting themselves with hormones.
But the most shocking part? They're normal. Really, beer-in-front-of-the-TV normal. They live with their grandparents, they cook Christmas roasts, they hang pictures of their parents on the walls... Are you disappointed?