Quote from: 930310 on July 28, 2014, 11:53:22 AMMaybe you are Andreja? Or maybe she's a member here? Maybe I'm Andreja???

Ha! Only in my dreams. 

I wouldn't be surprised if she's read a few Susan's threads. She's said she initially learned about ->-bleeped-<- from the web and Susan's is on of the easiest to find sources of TG info. Based on her Twitter feed, though, I don't think she's much of typist, so she probably doesn't contribute much to things like this. Fashion industry people often tend to be more about looks and actions than words.

I actually wasn't surprise, it just surprise me that it took so long, but the timing of her coming out is perfect for her, she choose to come out when her surgery is now complete and done, which is wonderful for her.
If she had choose to come out before her operation, she would have had her surgery in the full glare of publicity and that would have put enormous pressure on her, but she choose to have her surgery before coming out, which probably made her recovery easier, not having the paparazzi around the hospital where she had her surgery.
Now that she is finally a complete woman, she can concentrate on her modelling career, she is very beautiful, she could win Miss World, she is an inspiration to all women like us.
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soooo happy for her. she's beautiful
i'd kill to be in her shoes ~

i'm not disappointed at all. she could have lived an "easy" life as a man who just looks incredibly good in female clothing, but she chose to be true to herself. nobody can possibly know what this decision will do to her career, it's definitely not the safest decision as a tiny bit of mystery, like her former androgynity, often helps keep the public's interest. people couldn't criticize when they still didn't know whether or not she even was trans, but now the haters have more than enough to use against her if they want to.

Quote from: Taka on July 29, 2014, 05:31:09 PM
i'm not disappointed at all. she could have lived an "easy" life as a man who just looks incredibly good in female clothing, but she chose to be true to herself. nobody can possibly know what this decision will do to her career, it's definitely not the safest decision as a tiny bit of mystery, like her former androgynity, often helps keep the public's interest. people couldn't criticize when they still didn't know whether or not she even was trans, but now the haters have more than enough to use against her if they want to.

Yeah it took some balls when you think of it!

I'm disappointed that she is being help up as some kind of role model.. She has, in the past, made some very offensive comments in her home town about the trans community there - lucky for her they have never made it to the media, but I'm not the only person aware of them..

Quote from: kelly_aus on July 29, 2014, 07:26:36 PM
I'm disappointed that she is being help up as some kind of role model.. She has, in the past, made some very offensive comments in her home town about the trans community there - lucky for her they have never made it to the media, but I'm not the only person aware of them..

To a degree, it's a reflection of how vapid and shallow society can be.  Money, beauty, or power... If you have any of these or all, then you're to be admired and held up as a role model.

Regardless of whether her personal views on the trans community, her profile makes her hard for general public, let alone the trans community to ignore.  How many of us have said derogatory things about the trans community as a form of self denial?  Hopefully out of self interest alone, she might help on the activism front.

When I see vile discusssions and sometimes downright discrimination within the LGBT community I often think:

"Who needs enemies with friends like these. Jeeez"

This is tame, no worries

I believe that she's been here on Susans since it is the largest community for transgender people online. And maybe you are right with her being more "looks" than "brains" but that doesn't matter very much. The important thing here is that such a public and known person has the courage to come out, which will get much coverage and make more people aware of transgendered persons.

Quote from: 930310 on July 30, 2014, 04:51:40 AM
I believe that she's been here on Susans since it is the largest community for transgender people online. And maybe you are right with her being more "looks" than "brains" but that doesn't matter very much. The important thing here is that such a public and known person has the courage to come out, which will get much coverage and make more people aware of transgendered persons.

Absolutely, and this should be the focus of the bigger picture!

I love Andreja! She seems to be one of those rare few that has not been ruined by the fashion industry. She comes off as smart, kind and down to earth. I'm so happy for her that she came out as a woman and had her affirmation surgery. To be honest, it was only a matter of time since her being trans was always rather obvious, imo.

Mazel Tov, Congratulations, Andreja!

I am not surprised by this news. I've been following her for a long time, and had sometimes wondered if she would ever transition.

She was beautiful when she presented as an androgynous male, and she is absolutely beautiful now as a woman.  I am happy that she has figured out where she wants to be.

Shana