ANSWERED: WHY ARE THERE SO MANT MEXICAN,LATIN TRANSSEXUALS

[needsum]

Thanks guys (Michneo & Drock ), doing a little effort to be pretty !

Cynthia, you are very pretty indeed!

[blakpadi]

Not sure,but thankful !!

[sdman]

It does seem like most are mexican or brizillian but not complaing.

[eddymunster90]

I think it's easier for gay mexican men to be accepted by the general populus if they are trans(TS/TV?CD). It's easier for them to find men that might never mess with a gay man if their in drag. Two men kissing or messing around on some mexican street is going to draw some hate violence, while what appears to be a hot lady and her man will not.

Of course this dressing in drag and acting fem rolls into them going further with hormones and surgeries.

I say this cause many of the mexican bars I go to ususally have a Tgirl or two floating around talking to men. that wouldn't be accepted if that person was just a gay male.

[dc_guy_75]

Ever since I got into the scene, I've always wondered why there are so many t-girls from spanish/portuguese speaking countries.

It seems like the amount of t-girls is correlated to "macho" cultures.

Perhaps they find their culture suppressive and its more difficult to hide their feminine nature?

Maybe it because they're not white so there's no "golden parachute"? I realize this doesn't make much sense, especially if they're from countries with few white people.

Culturally, maybe its simply easier to be consider trans as opposed to gay.

I tend to think that latina girls are usually more passable than most, which is why there seem to be so many.

Then again, I really have no idea. Are there any studies on this?

[dc_guy_75]

Did this topic get removed?

<--- edit... guess not

[johnie]

Ever since I got into the scene, I've always wondered why there are so many t-girls from spanish/portuguese speaking countries.

It seems like the amount of t-girls is correlated to "macho" cultures.

Perhaps they find their culture suppressive and its more difficult to hide their feminine nature?

Maybe it because they're not white so there's no "golden parachute"? I realize this doesn't make much sense, especially if they're from countries with few white people.

Culturally, maybe its simply easier to be consider trans as opposed to gay.

I tend to think that latina girls are usually more passable than most, which is why there seem to be so many.

Then again, I really have no idea. Are there any studies on this?

Don't let the over representation of T-girls from poor countries in porn and escorts site mislead you. I've often wondered the same things you stated above, but also realize that since porn and the escort business is dominated by T-girls from poorer countries, the reason behind that might be because of lesser economic oppurtunities for them.

American Trans women are protected (atleast theoretically) from work place discrimination by law. I doubt such laws exist in many of these third world countries. As a result, trans women are forced to make a living in porn and escorting becuase they may not be able to find other gainful employment.

[SarahG]

American Trans women are protected (atleast theoretically) from work place discrimination by law.

That's not true at all. Discrimination against trans people is legal in most states, even in states where discrimination against gays is illegal. I can tell you right now it is legal in NY & PA, although some cities have local ordinances prohibiting trans discrimination (there are a few in PA with those ordinances, I cannot say if NYC has any such policies).

An employer in most parts of the US can flat out say "you're trans!?! we don't hire freaks here, get the fuck out of my office" and that's perfectly legal.

But I tend to think that even with that level of discrimination & that lack of discrimination law- trans people in the US have more economic opportunity than people in some other countries.

I can't comment on what discrimination is like for trans people in say, Brazil or Thailand... but I would imagine both countries would on general terms, be more de-sensitized to a trans job applicants than, say, small town Ohio.