During this year they can start taking hormones to change their voice and body. Most transsexuals also undergo cosmetic surgery in the form of breast implants and electrolysis, among others. This, combined with the lifetime hormone therapy, adds up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. I'm sure that there are some people classified as transvestites simply because they can't afford to be classified as transsexuals, but there are many other transvestites that have different reasons for living as a member of the opposite sex without biologically becoming the opposite sex. I'm sure many of them don't know either.
Gender is a very personal thing for all people.
It becomes very touchy amongst the transgendered community because they are more confused about it than we are. I'm sure this is one reason that Kerry Whatever was so angry with me on the phone. I felt like maybe she couldn't explain her predicament because she herself did not fully understand it. I apologize for not discussing female transgenderism, I just don't have the time right now. I also don't feel a social responsibility to do anymore work on this.