UK Big Brother

[Guest CariadsCarrot]

I am currently watching the beginning of UK's latest 'Big Brother' series (my partner is an addict lol). I wasn't really paying much attention until something made my ears prick up...

There is a transman in this years Big Brother house!

I've got to say, I'm kinda excited that it's a transman because it's more often transwomen on telly.

He is mostly stealth. He says only his family know that he was born female...and he has just come out live on UK TV! The other housemates do not yet know that he is trans and he's not going to tell them at least until they've got to know him.

So the UK will be watching a transman recorded 24/7 for better or worse for the next however many weeks until he is evicted from the house!

Let's see how this goes and what concept the British public get of us (because they will judge ALL of us by this one guy of course) from this experience.

Gabe

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Cool - we seem to be a new thing to focus on (transsexuality) - just as long as it is a positive portrayal.

Lizzy

[Guest CariadsCarrot]

Yes, he seems pretty normal so far so lets hope he gives us a good image out there (if anyone on Big Brother ever did get portrayed in a positive light)

It does feel a bit like we are the latest trend doesn't it. I could count on one hand the media mentions I had herd about transgender stuff until the last couple of years and now it seems like we're everywhere in the media. I'm sure it's not JUST that my sensitivity to it has increased since I came out myself. Man, some of this publicity might have helped me work out what I was YEARS ago if it had been around then! The only time I ever heard anything close to an FTM back then was one documentary on drag kings and I remember being excited at the concept that people like that existed but thinking 'that's not me coz I don't want to do it as a dressing up in fancy dress thing, I want to actually LIVE like that! (wow I hadn't remembered that before)...there was maybe SLIGHTLY more attention on MTF's but still not the kind of coverage and depth of what it really is until fairly recently.

Hey, for the first time ever in my life I'm fashionable! lol (how would that be for a bad reason to transition huh?)

Gabe

[Guest Alexx21]

Am glad that he will raise awareness of trans people but am still not going to watch it because i cant stand big brother at all

i liked it for the first few of them but now its number 13 or something am kinda sick of hearing about it

Alexx

[Flint]

Hmm i may try and watch it. I often cringe when it comes to trans stuff on tv though.

[Guest Haidos]

hey i've been watching, saw the night they went in and a couple of other bits.

it's great that there's a transguy on TV especially in the UK.