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27 Apr 2010

From son to daughter: A Singaporean family's transformation

Jamie Yee, a transgender woman, and her parents share how they came to accept and support Jamie's decision to transition 12 years ago in the newest video in Pink Dot's Focusing on Our Families campaign ahead of its 15 May event in Singapore.

“When you walk out on the street you have to face the cold hard facts, the world, and the way people look at you... it’s hard. Home is supposed to be the safe place where you can go to for warmth and love, and at the end of the day it’s good to know that there’s somebody you can go home to, who doesn’t judge you, who loves you for who you are.” - Jamie Yee

Jamie Yee, 36, is a post-op transgender person. With the love and support of her family, Jamie, at the age of 24, underwent an operation to become what she had always felt she was: a girl.

From the age of five, Jamie knew she wasn’t quite like the other boys. Rather than sharing in the rough-and-tumble activities with them, she found herself gravitating towards girls’ toys, like cooking sets and dolls. One of her earliest recollections was when she was asked to colour a cow, and she did so – in purple – and all the time insisting that such an animal existed, despite everyone telling her it wasn’t the norm.

Jamie’s Mother, Mrs Yee Yoke Lan, 58, had also known early on that her child was special. “As she grew up – I think it was mother’s intuition – you get to see that she was very different. Although she was born a boy, she was very gentle. And when her sister was born – Jamie was 6-plus at the time – she also played with her sister’s toys.”

Awareness did not lead to acceptance though. Mrs Yee spent years in denial, in the face of increasing evidence of her daughter’s identified gender. During her medical check-up at secondary four, Jamie’s school doctor had called Mrs Yee in to tell her that Jamie was “special” , and although she was taking her ‘O’ Levels at the time, she should not be stressed.

“The doctor didn’t tell me exactly why at the time, why she was special. But in my own heart, I knew.”

It was not a feeling that Mrs Yee was ready to acknowledge, however.

“I was actually trying to deny (knowing) and hope that it will not be what I thought. As her mother I would always go to her room to tidy up and check (on her). And I would find traces of her cross-dressing – but I did not question her. Maybe I was afraid to face the truth.”

To make matters worse, work stress added further to the confusion arising from having to bring up a child like Jamie. They were taking their toll on Mrs Yee and she started contemplating suicide - a thought that she kept from everyone, including her husband.

Communication between Jamie and her father fared no better. Her father, Yee Chang Kim, 70, had little awareness of events at home; Mrs Yee had not shared her feelings with him.

“At the time, my working hours were very long, so I did not think very much of it. As her father, I found it very difficult to express my concern for her,” he said in Mandarin.

Through her teenage years, Jamie struggled to come to terms with her identity, and how she was going to break the news to her parents. Jamie tried to distance herself from them as much as she could, she would come home late to make sure no one would see her at night, and would sleep in late to make sure no one saw her in the morning when they went to work.

Her parents eventually found out when Jamie was called up for National Service.

When she went in for the routine medical, she confessed to the medical officer that she was transgendered. Her parents were subsequently asked to attend a meeting with the psychologist.

“I think it was a case of either denial or don’t-ask-don’t-tell. Sort of ‘maybe he’s going through a phase, he’ll get over it’ sort of thing. But they went ahead with it and I had to do the whole two years of National Service,” Jamie said.

“What the psychiatrist said was that maybe it’ll make me more of a man after it - but apparently not.”

Crucially, however, Jamie’s mother was opening to the idea that her son was really her daughter. Through her own very difficult period, while wrestling with thoughts of suicide, Mrs Yee went for counselling courses. It was there that she began to open up and learn more about diversity in human sexuality.

Transgendered people are individuals who express their gender in a non traditional manner. In Jamie’s case, she was born physically as a man, but sees and expresses herself completely as a woman. In practical terms, she has always been a female, but requires gender reassignment to fully express it.

Mrs Yee knew this. She knew that gender identity issues aren’t easy to deal with, and that family support can help her daughter. “I don’t think they have a choice”, she said, “sometimes they are born in this way, so they need the help and understanding from their family to help them and to believe in them.”

After NS, Jamie started to transition. “I read from a lot of books that it’s actually better to try and live your life as a full time girl to see how would blend in and cope with that.” During this period, Jamie worked at a restaurant, dressed up as a girl, to save up money to go for a gender reassignment operation in Thailand. But she was faced with a painful choice.

Her mother had cautioned her not to “do anything drastic” until after her father had passed on, given how conservative he was. But deep inside, Jamie was torn.

“It kept going on in my head that it’s not fair of me wishing that my Dad would pass on so that I can do what I want to do. It was a choice between going ahead and doing the surgery without their blessing in Thailand, or coming straight out and getting their blessing – which would be a lot better for me as well,” she said.

So Jamie approached her mother about the gender reassignment surgery, knowing that her mother was not closed to the idea.

Mrs Yee listened, then promised to talk to her husband on Jamie’s behalf. For them, choosing to give Jamie their blessing, or not, represented the choice between supporting their daughter through a major turning point in her life and keeping her, or further estranging their daughter and themselves, while leaving their daughter to an uncertain fate.

It was a very difficult choice for Mr Yee.

“Jamie’s my child. When she said that she wanted to go for the operation, my heart ached quite badly. It was a very difficult time for me. I kept asking myself: how is it possible that a child of mine could turn out like that? I found it so difficult to accept the reality”, he said, “but I thought, If I try to stop her, what will be the consequences? So I thought that the best thing for me to do, as her father, was to let Jamie decide for herself. This is something that she's been wishing for, for a long time, and I want her to be happy. I feel that if I had tried to stop her, she might have a very different outlook on life and I feared that something bad might happen to her. So in the end, I gave her my blessing to go for the operation.”

“The decision was made because we don’t want her to, because we already know that she has decided to go ahead, we don’t want her to go to a foreign land to take the operation where her family were not around. So we decided to let her go ahead and do it in Singapore where we feel that with us around giving her the support it would be much safer, we would feel better, and also in our heart we were thinking at least we have a child”, said Mrs Yee, “because we don’t want to lose a child, that’s the main thing.”

Mr Yee agreed, “I'm her parent, so it's my responsibility to see that she lives and grows as a healthy and happy individual no matter what she may be like. I cannot abandon her.”

In fact, Mr and Mrs Yee not only supported Jamie’s decision, but also arranged for her to have it done in Singapore, at a cost of more than $10,000.

“We used our Medisave and our savings to help her, to help pay for the operation. Because she had to stay in an ‘A’ Class ward, it was very costly, but we think it was worth it. We would be around in case of any complications,” said Mrs Yee.

Additionally, it was also Jamie’s mother who helped her inform the rest of the extended family, seeking their support as well.

“It was very difficult to break the news to the family but I have to do that because I want them to accept”, said Mrs Yee, “it’s Jamie’s choice and we have to respect her decision.”

And to Jamie’s amazement, when she awoke, she saw not only her own parents smiling back at her, but also her entire extended family, their support and understanding made real.

Sharing the moment, Jamie’s mother said, “We felt happy that she had woken up from the operation, that’s the most important part... the priority was that she’s safe and healthy after that.”

Twelve years later, Jamie is a successful post-op transgender female. She is now a registered nurse, and is no longer afraid of showing herself to her family. She attends family gatherings, and readily shares her problems with her parents, who go on to support her in whatever way they can.

Jamie’s mother said, “Jamie has to face the world bravely and understand that there will be many who will look at her with different feelings and different thoughts... She has to know that her family understands and wants to help to continue her life and to live happily.”

And how does Jamie feel? “I am very lucky in the sense that I’ve got great parents who are supportive and it’s like now when I go out with them and they introduce me as their daughter, as their eldest daughter... It’s little things like that which I feel I’m thankful”, she smiles, “Although sometimes, my Mum still forgets and calls me by my boy’s name. But that’s fine.”

Pink Dot 2010 will be held 15 May 2010, 5pm, at Hong Lim Park. For details and updates, visit pinkdotsg.blogspot.com.

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读者回应

1. 2010-04-27 19:17  
Jamie...thanks so much for the courage and sharing with all of us your story. Your mum and dad are so so brave and loving. Thanks so much auntie and uncle for showing us what unconditional love is! Your love and support reaches far beyond Jamie and touches the lives of so many people, especially our transgender brothers and sisters.
2. 2010-04-27 20:17  
moving story.
3. 2010-04-27 20:25  
i know her. "SHE was my class mates in SHATEC" Then was a guy....
4. 2010-04-27 20:59  
I almost cried. Jamie, you're very blessed to have a family supporting you for who you are.
5. 2010-04-27 21:00  
this really touched my heart
6. 2010-04-27 21:32  
What a lovely family, God bless them all!
7. 2010-04-27 21:32  
I'm blown away. I wouldn't expect such understanding from Singaporean parents... or most parents in general. I hope the Pinkdot event is an even bigger success than the last and that they succeed with their larger goal of acceptance, tolerance, and love whether it's of LGBT people or different ethnic groups in SG.
8. 2010-04-27 22:11  
A very moving video, and as 6 says, a lovely (and loving) family. Pink Dot is a truly original and inspiring event, I hope I can join my Singaporean family and friends in attending some time soon.
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9. 2010-04-27 22:17  
very touching indeed. very brave and loving parents~
10. 2010-04-27 22:52  
hi Jamie....thanks for sharing with us your story..
11. 2010-04-27 22:58  
it pains me that there are parents out there who rather let the family get torn apart from trivial things like sexuality that gets in the way of greater things in life like Love.

Jamie, thank you and even greater thanks to her parents for supporting her, a great step in the improvement of equality in mankind, You all have done a great part.

Cheers
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13. 2010-04-27 23:20  
wow
14. 2010-04-28 00:05  
Thank you Jamie for sharing your intimate, heartwarming and yet painful moments with this global community of GLBT people. Thank you Mr.& Mrs. Yee for giving us all the priveledge of looking into your family's life with Jamie and sharing those difficult and akward years with us. As a result I am richer in the understanding of transgender women and what life is like for them and their families.
Thank you Fridae for initiating the Pink Dot focusing on Families Campaign, without which we would be such much poorer in knowledge and compassion.

A truly inspiring video and story of the values of family and love. I have been greatly touched by what I have just seen and read about transgender people. Long may we all be respectful of the true sexual diversity of all peoples and of all races.
15. 2010-04-28 03:01  
I feel such privilege to be given this glimpse into the loving environment that is the Yee family.

I think this message of love and acceptance is not only directed at people who are homophobic, or even just the straight community for that matter.

I've actually witnessed various instances of transphobia within the gay community itself. There are the conservative ones who hold on to the stereotype that transgender people are generally loud, extravagant, flamboyant, theatrical and over-sexualised. They believe that the GLBT community will gain greater 'respect' if it is able to exhibit 'mainstream' behaviour (bedroom behaviour is another matter entirely).

On a related point, I've also seen gay people who seem embarrassed to be in the company of transgender people, as if the latter somehow threaten and undermine their personal notions of 'masculinity'. An oppressive instinct starts to operate, where they see transgender people as lesser because they are unable to 'pass off' as their biological sex. I've seen gay people who don't seem to be able to deal with the whole spectrum of human sexuality: the in-betweens and ambiguities and contradictions, and who would rather subscribe to heterosexist notions of binary genders.

In my younger days I myself have been guilty of dissociating from those who did not conform to my own stereotypes of gender and sex. My comfort zone was populated by straight-acting gay men and femme lesbians. Over the years this has changed, but only by coming to terms with my ignorance and fears. This video is a reminder of how we cannot begin to ask for acceptance if we are still discriminating within our ranks. I think only of Auden's lines in 'September 1, 1939': "We must love each other or die."
16. 2010-04-28 07:13  
On binary genders: When a person changes gender from one to another, the result is still male or female and thus still binary. I don't see the male/female gender classification as a "heterosexist" notion, just a common sense one based on natural law.

On transgender people: I don't know any and won't date any but that is my preference (I won't date women either).

On discrimination: That will always exist, whether based on race, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, intellect, wealth, talent, demeanor, voice, weight, appearance, muscularity, waist size or penis size, authenticity and functionality. (Feel free to add to this list.)

On surgically altered sexual organs: I am ignorant as to how they work and they scare me.

On Auden: On September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, the start of World War II, it is unclear whether W.H. Auden had transgenders on his mind or at the time he wrote the poem entitled "September 1, 1939." It is also unclear whether W.H. Auden would have chosen to love a transgender or to die.
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17. 2010-04-28 11:02  
So touching! Thanks to the Yees for sharing this so loving story with everybody here. What a great family.
18. 2010-04-28 11:18  
wow... ur parents are awesome! and i think you look very pretty....
19. 2010-04-28 11:34  
Thank you for sharing Jamie, Mr. & Mrs. YEE. God Bless !!!
20. 2010-04-28 13:26  
A very moving story indeed.
I wish everyone's parents were as supportive and tolerant as Jamie's!
21. 2010-04-28 14:39  
wot a lovely storyto start my day ...i think today's gonna be a good one.
22. 2010-04-28 17:04  
Thank you so much for being so strong. I too am very blessed with parents and family who accepted me for who I am. I pray that one day all our brothers and sisters in the gay community will have to courage like you to stand up for themselves and be proud of who they are. And I pray that one day parents and family will see beyond the gender preferences and look at all of us as who we are and not what we are. God bless. Aloha
23. 2010-04-28 17:48  
envy her.
I have my parents who hated gays so much, and think its better for me to die than to have a gay kids.

but of course, one day, all of us will be out and live free.

24. 2010-04-28 18:10  
Hey Jamie and Mr & Mrs Yee.

Is so fantastic that your family is supporting you 100%. Thank you so so much for sharing with us your inspirational story. Thank you especially to your parents!!

Peace!
25. 2010-04-28 19:40  
I cried when I watch the video... thanks for sharing the story.
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27. 2010-04-28 20:13  
@rpp etc:

1) The term 'transgender' includes not only post-op transsexuals, but also pre-op ones, transvestites, cross-dressers, androgynes etc. It is hardly as common sense as you might purport it to be. There are people who don't think that they have to choose either. Even biology has recognised the existence of intersex individuals, hermaphrodites being the most obvious example.

2) Nobody is asking you to date transgenders. The question is would you (and here I mean a general 'you') be as comfortable in the company of 'real' women as you would in the company of transgendered people.

3) This fatalist argument when it comes to discrimination is one of the oldest and most tired ones. Following the argument that 'discrimination exists everywhere', are we then to abandon any attempt to eradicate it or at least not perpetuate it in our daily lives? Very often those who use this argument do so from a position of privilege--they are white (Chinese in Singapore), middle-class, socially mobile, English-speaking, etc.

4) Let's say someone tells you 'I am scared of the idea of anal sex and am ignorant how it works'. Would it then be justifiable for this person to discriminate against you?

5) I don't think Auden was referring to transgenders either. But I do believe that the phrase itself has universal relevance on its own. I have stripped the quote of its context, but nevertheless it is a sentiment that has general resonance. : )

28. 2010-04-28 20:16  
such a cute story ... Jamie is a very personal name to me ... my god sister is Jamie!

xxoxoxoxo
yong
29. 2010-04-28 21:00  
her real name in the guy is jonathon yee. I have lost touch with"HIM". Hope i can catch up with "HIM"
30. 2010-04-28 21:34  
@15, 27 - many thanks for the poetic reference Alfian, I just went and read the poem for the first time. Very powerful. Is it also maybe where Larry Kramer got the title for his play about AIDS, "The normal heart"?..it looks like a quote from the poem.
31. 2010-04-28 21:39  
syoku....thats kinda insulting...why is there a need to pick on her previous name after what she had gone through? She rightfully deserve to earn it. Im not gonna spoil the main message im going to type out.

Anyway kudos to Jamie. It can be umimaginable hard to even make a small docu video about the past. And its really moving from the way that your family (especially your dad) who had really come to terms with you. I really hope with these sort of videos, it really bring out the best and encouragement to our gay community. I give my salutions to our gay brothers and sisters.....will see you soon on the 15/5/2010. Cheers!
32. 2010-04-28 22:20  
Jamie,
I fell in tears after watching this clips and what your parents said cos I know i would never get the blessing from my parents like you do... you are a very blessed person...
33. 2010-04-28 23:00  
bravo and many thanks to Jamie and her parents for sharing with us their journey of acceptance from both sides . bravo to her mum who went the extra mile to prepare her extended family on Jamie beautiful journey ...and I must say a third bravo to her extended family as well for accepting who she is ...

all family members should listen closely to what her mum and dad said and ask themselves the same questions ? which is more important ? face saving ? family name ? religion or the happiness of your son or daughter's life ? after all we are family members in this life only ...and life is so fragile and short ....

and to syoku #3 & #29) ...who is desperate for attention and obviously so jealous at Jamie that he/she needs to make such self depreciating comment ...a word of advise you know you will never be able to lift up our head or show your face in your profile or to anyone (unlike Jamie) so stop being an immature sour grape and grow up

34. 2010-04-28 23:28  
#29, is your middle name moron or asshole? It is with good reason why Jamie did not keep in touch with you after all these years! Compare your mouth with the size of the volcano in Iceland causing all the problems in the world!

To those of you planning to come out of the closet to your family, parents especially. There is no right or wrong moments, just go with the flow. Do expect some drama, however, after all the dusts has settled everything will be alright.
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35. 2010-04-29 00:05  
Syoku is a troll for all we care....
36. 2010-04-29 00:21  
Thanks for sharing..Jamie, Cheers!!
37. 2010-04-29 00:37  
another great story...!
38. 2010-04-29 01:03  
Hey Jamie, it is a very touching story. I really hope all of our parents can accept us who we are and how your parent think for you. Cheers~
39. 2010-04-29 01:41  
Jamie, you are truly Blessed and your parents are remarkable-a model family that transcend all barriers. Very inspiring. Throughout the video, one can't help but feel the immense LOVE and goodness emanating from you and your parents. I salute you for your incredible courage and sincerity and salute your parents for showing everyone what a real family should be. :) Thank you for the inspiration. Have a great life ahead.

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As for the ugly losers (Syoku) and the self indulgent trolls (rppdlifter) posting irrelevant rants here, hello? For goodness sake, it's NEVER about you, GET a life! No one is interested in your pathetic stories.
Geez...such gall. Unbelievable!@ >:(
40. 2010-04-29 02:36  
This story rocks! Power and love to Jamie and her family!
41. 2010-04-29 03:26  
thank you for sharing such a beautiful story.
42. 2010-04-29 08:49  
only those who had been through what you've been through, can you truly understand the true feelings behind.

nevertheless, love wins. love always win.
43. 2010-04-29 11:18  
You go Girl!
44. 2010-04-29 12:29  
Sonnet18:

I respect your points of view. Even though I would very much like for you agree with me I will not hold my breath.

1. I said, “I don't see the male/female gender classification as a 'heterosexist' notion, just a common sense one based on natural law.”

You said, “There are people who don't think that they have to choose either. Even biology has recognised the existence of intersex individuals, hermaphrodites being the most obvious example.”

This article and my point is about a person who had undergone a sex change operation, from male to female, not from male to hermaphrodite. Therefore, even this person had accepted the binary notion of gender. The fact that this person is considered female, this classification I do not see as “heterosexist.” It is common sense stemming from natural law even though it is not natural.

You have gone off on a tangent in defense of those whose state of mind is somewhere in between male and female which is a non sequitur to a comment that is based solely on the human anatomy. However, I see your point.


2. I said, “On transgender people: I don't know any and won't date any but that is my preference (I won't date women either).”

You said, “Nobody is asking you to date transgenders.”

Here I was expressing my personal taste and I am glad that you do not expect me to date transgender people. As you can tell, I have expressed no empathy for transgenders but many people here have. Would you, or any of them, actually date one or are those expressions of empathy merely distant and empty expressions of empathy?

3. I said, “On discrimination: That will always exist, whether based on race, creed, religion ...” (By the way, I want to add another item to my list: beastiality.)

You said, “This fatalist argument when it comes to discrimination is one of the oldest and most tired ones.”

Here you wish to score by your own “fatalist argument.” It has backfired since you went on to generalize that certain categories of individuals “use this argument do so from a position of privilege--they are white (Chinese in Singapore), middle-class, socially mobile, English-speaking, etc.” Is that not in and of itself an act of discrimination, by putting people in groups and assigning them a preconceived conclusion?

4. I said, “On surgically altered sexual organs: I am ignorant as to how they work and they scare me.”

You said, “Let's say someone tells you 'I am scared of the idea of anal sex and am ignorant how it works'. Would it then be justifiable for this person to discriminate against you?”

You are attempting to equate fear with discrimination. It does not always work and it has not worked here.

As an example, I do not discriminate against fake breasts but I sure am scared that if I touched one it would explode all over me or implode and I would be the one to blame.

You also made an assumption that I do not fear anal sex and that I am not a person who discriminates against others who practice it (thank you). I will neither confirm nor deny my fear of, prejudice against or predisposition toward anal sex.

The temptation to answer your question is irresistible. My answer is YES! But I am going to tell him or her to give it a try (I say that only facetiously).

5. Finally, on Auden. You said, “I have stripped the quote of its context, but nevertheless it is a sentiment that has general resonance. : )”

Yes, you have hijacked those words to use them as you saw fit. I have read your writings. They can be eloquent. I would come to your defense if someone were to selectively use your words to advance his/her own agenda without regard for you or your intentions.
45. 2010-04-29 13:03  
This was really interesting. I'm glad it ended well though.
46. 2010-04-29 14:42  
Jamie, I applaude you for coming out especially when you come from a very reserved country Singapore. As a fellow Singaporean too, I wish more people would keep an open-mind and not judge too early if not at all!!

Love your work... HUGS from me to you and your parents. :)
47. 2010-04-29 16:36  
Jammieboi:

Until you are able to back up your words with an honest and complete spiritual, emotional and sexual union with a transgender person, your insults are merely alphabets strung together on a blank background without meaning.

My honesty is without guise and on that note I want to take the opportunity to answer sonnet18's question @27, part 2):

"The question is would you (and here I mean a general 'you') be as comfortable in the company of 'real' women as you would in the company of transgendered people[?]”

My answer: ABSOLUTELY.
48. 2010-04-29 17:23  
Sounds just like Kuman. "agenda"..."bestiality"...etc etc.

Well done in derailing the outpouring of love and support for the lovely family in this video. No intellectual analysis needed, just love.
49. 2010-04-29 17:36  
It really takes a lot of courage to let the whole world know about one's own sexuality. I wish that I have such courage to do so.
50. 2010-04-29 19:20  
*Standing Ovation*
51. 2010-04-29 21:46  
Such a touching story with a wonderful ending....which are rare. Love it!!!! Bravo for being strong and sharing this heartfelt story to everyone and letting everyone into your life.

God bless your family:)
52. 2010-04-29 22:18  
speechless n respect
53. 2010-04-30 10:47  
Very touching.
Thank you so much for sharing. It will open so many eyes and free up people's mind.
Thank you Jamie and Mrs & Mr Yee for getting the insight of your life.
Hugs, Ollie
54. 2010-04-30 11:26  
More often than not, the root of all discrimination, non-acceptance and hatred stems from one single factor - Ignorance.

Just as we often wished that our parents or family can accept who we are, I think it's also good to ask upon yourself this question: What have you done to help them understand more about being gay and what's happening in your life?

I, myself, have been guilty of shutting out this part of my life from my parents and family. Not all acceptance comes in a snap of a finger. It needs time and efforts from both parties to bridge the gap of understanding.

Thanks Jamie & parents for sharing. It really warms our hearts and the message that you send out to the public out there is invaluable, keep it up!
55. 2010-04-30 12:26  
#48:Sounds just like Kuman. "agenda"..."bestiality"...etc etc. Well done in derailing the outpouring of love and support for the lovely family in this video. No intellectual analysis needed, just love.

Totally agree. They have no life and needs to feed off others for attention. Derailing self indulgent self feeding LOSERS (rppdlifter & syoku) like these are called cyber TROLLS.

rppdlifter: Stop boring everyone here with your hole-y than thou x-tian agenda. Who gives a flying fcuk! You have reached a new LOW with your mindless irrelevant BS rant again. Are you still the reigning biggest loser? My answer: ABSOLUTELY!
Honest enough for you? Ommm....spiritual enough or you? Zzzz.
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56. 2010-04-30 17:53  
@55, Jammyboi, what did you feel about the video, and the family in it?
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57. 2010-04-30 21:03  
Jamie, you're beautiful inside and out. I remember you as someone who is always cheerful - smiling or laughing.

T.G. was asking about you...
58. 2010-05-02 02:02  
What a moving story, Jamie is one beautiful lady with a strong supportive family.... thanks for sharing your story... =)
59. 2010-05-02 06:23  
That's really lovely true story!!!
Bless you Jamie and your family!!
And wish you could find the true love soon!!
60. 2010-05-02 12:34  
Eh! Hi. That's touched, sensible and lovely....it's meaningful...for you to go through hurt and pain...
I just left behind...lost my dream, career especially 'love one'...wondering around and day dreaming...when I wanted to stand for myself, there's always conflict to hold...look like a man and feel like a women, that's me...wish to be 'myself' one day...but I just being useless...only 'LORD' knows how I'm going through...I will always pray I still can go on with life, to go through hurt and pain to become a better person in future=)

Thanks for your encouragement Jamie.

Love, Naz
61. 2010-05-02 14:11  
What wonderful parents!

If only others in the world could be as open, accepting and supportive. Good luck to you Jamie, you are a lucky girl!
62. 2010-05-03 13:48  
The story reminds me so much of the wonderful French movie "Ma Vie En Rose" that so movingly portrays a transgendered child and the quandary of his/her parents (an absolute must-see for anyone who hasn't).
63. 2010-05-03 21:23  
such a touching and inspiring story..bravo jamie! :D
64. 2010-05-23 19:56  
it's not easy for parents to accept our sexuality . let alone to undergo such a major op. you are very brave indeed Jamie . only my siblings & friends have accepted who i am but i dread the day i have to reveal my true self to the folks . salute to U girl .
65. 2010-07-20 02:13  
jamie, really admire your courage! you are really blessed with your parents and extended family supporting your decision~ cheers!
66. 2011-05-19 17:53  
You`re beautiful, my Lady :)

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