Life as a (special) woman
Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta | Mon, 04/11/2011 12:13 PM | Feature

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/11/life-a-special-woman.html

What makes a woman a woman? What makes a man a man?

For Lulukazyura Surahman (Luluk), 28, being a woman is a question of identity. It is all in the mind and in the way one behaves. It has little to do with one's sexual organs.

"I'm a woman even though I have a penis," she said. "I'm a woman, but I'm special."

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The love life of transsexuals
Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post | Mon, 04/11/2011 12:14 PM | Feature

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/11/the-love-life-transsexuals.html

For many transgendered women, loving a man means letting him go. Only few dare to wish for an everlasting romantic partnership.

Yuli Rettoblaut, Mariyani and Rully all share the same story: They were in long-term relationships where they eventually told their partners to leave them and marry a "real" woman.

"I feel I'm destined to not have a partner," Rully said in Yogyakarta.