In December the Beijing Dance Troupe named her artistic director of the modern dance group operating under its aegis. The show was an emphatic success, with full houses every night, standing ovations and positive reviews in the official press. When people see her dance, they can't help but be moved, and they simply forget her sexual identity. Jin has another explanation for the tolerance shown her. In China, they split up the issue.
Homosexuals are one thing, undergoing a sex change is another.
In our case, it's as if we were ill and the operation has cured us. I fit back into society. No one thinks of me as a deviant. The surgery has not just changed Jin physically and emotionally. It has had a profound impact on her dance technique.