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Had a chance run-in with an androgynous person the other day. I had stopped at a fast food place and this person was working the cash register. I was totally blown away with the mixed gender signals I got from this person. This person had a completely androgynous name, and working in a fast food restaurant had a uni-sex uniform on. Short hair framed a cute face, and a ponytail exited from under the back of the cap. The voice was definitely masculine while body motion was very feminine. Being a bit taller than myself, I glanced up, looking for more gender markers and decided I definitely saw feminine breasts under the knit pull-over shirt. I was thoroughly confused by this person's gender, and that doesn't happen very often to me.
The incident got me to considering the subject of androgyny. Speaking only for myself, when I'm in female mode, I always consider myself somewhat "girly-girly". I enjoy projecting a female image. It seemed to me that a bit of gender ambiguity might be both possible and permissible from time to time, so I've decided to start exploring this option as well.
Let's face reality. I've got friends and co-workers that don't seem to share my enjoyment of high-heeled shoes. Some uni-sex loafers might be a safer alternative. Projecting a "100% male" image gets boring after awhile (and in my case that normally takes just a couple of minutes).
If that was you in the fast food restaurant, I'd love to hear from you.
Kelli
Sorry for the lack of updates. I really am working on posting more often. Starting a project like a blog shocks you with the reality that it takes a lot of discipline and study to keep one running and hopefully have a few people read it. There are a couple of incredibly popular blogs that I read that are updated every day. Until science perfects a surgically grafted USB connection to hard wire humans to computers, I will probably just aim for one update a week.
Twitter is a handy tool for all sorts of news, including transgender news. I can't believe I waited so long to start using it. You can see my favorite TG news retweets in the right column.
I have to admit that I was surprised when I read that some transgenders were unhappy with the Miss Universe rule change allowing transgenders to compete. I can certainly respect their views on the subject. Haven't we reached a point where about any configuration imaginable is now possible? We can have beauty contests for "natural born" women. I'm okay with that. We can have beauty contests with women and transgenders competing side-by-side. I'm okay with that. We can still have beauty contests for just transgenders. I imagine everyone is okay with that. Funny how you don't have contests featuring 100% natural contestants completely void of surgical enhancement, dress with enhanced padding, and makeup.
Thanks to the masses that voted in my poll. You were evenly divided between the ever-popular unaccompanied drum solo for the talent competition, and the basic state of being beautiful as a God-given talent. I thank you both for voting.
That's all for now. Tweet me @kelliroberts4! Does that mean there are three other Kelli Roberts out there? That could be scary.
Kelli
