One benefit of being transgender

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On the way home yesterday I popped in to a shop I don’t normally go to, and found myself waiting at the checkout of a person who I concluded must be transgender. At first the shape of her face and hands gave the impression of a man with a particularly trendy haircut, and her deep voice could have been either a man’s or woman’s, but her mannerisms were those of a woman – and in any case her name badge proclaimed her female gender (the same name as me, incidentally). I also noticed her feminine upper figure, which looked particularly youthful. Later it dawned on me – of course! Transgender women have the advantage there, because while the rest of their body has been aging since birth like all the rest of us, their breasts are much younger! This woman must have been in her fifties, but had the pert bosom of a teenager. Gravity had not yet exerted its effects in spite of her age. I don't have a suitable photograph to illustrate this so I'll go with a perfect rose! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2016.