We watched a special on conjoined twins the other day. “Joined For Life: Abby and Brittany Turn 16″ was on one of the edumacational channels, and I got sucked in. It was completely fascinating. These girls have grown up conjoined. They share one set of legs and one set of arms, the only part visibly separate is their heads. From all appearances they are a two-headed girl, but they really are two entirely separate beings, and from all appearances appear to be normal teenage girls. Each has control over her “side” of the body, but amazingly they have learned to coordinate enough to play sports, ride a bicycle and even drive a car!!! They want to be a mother one day, which leads to all sorts of questions it would be inappropriate to ask. I hope they do another special someday.
Then there’s this lady, who allegedly builds up so much static electricity in her body that she damages appliances and computers. Forgive my train of thought, but is this a recent development? She’s a grandmother. How did this affect sex? Unlike this idiot, I don’t put my junk anywhere near electrical current.
Then, without any intent to trivialize or marginalize by association with the above, there are the transgendered. Imagine how difficult it must be to go through life knowing in your heart that you were misgendered at birth. Most parents don’t know any better, they just raise their children based on the genitalia, and society enforces sex roles based on those same criteria. Imagine the courage required to overcome those society-imposed sex roles and take the steps required to live as the gender you feel, even though it is at odds with your genitals? It’s breathtaking, really, when you think about it.
Meanwhile, my buddy introduced me to RealLeahsWorld, in which his friend Leah, a self-proclaimed post-op transexual, offers short video commentary, complete with skimpy lingerie, including such topics as hypocrites and haters, Ann Coulter impersonations, Yoga lessons, and most recently, how to use a jail to get laid (Jail Bate). Funny, irreverant, and smart. I hereby predict that Leah will have her own reality show within a year.