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Riki Xiomara


I'm terrible at writing biographies. I was born into a military family. My father was in the Air Force which caused us to move often. While younger, I traveled through Hawaii, Illinois and several other states I can't remember until settling in North Carolina. As far back as I can remember, I did on occasion wear Mother's clothes which made me feel like I was someone else - female.

Growing up was difficult. I wanted to slip back into younger years and I waded through high school and graduated. Upon graduation, I was told that I would work full time living under my mom's roof. Shortly before this time, my parents separated. The years following high school lead to late night drinking with friends and the night life of clubs. Each day that passed, I thought about being more independent and moved out from my mother's home. It was at this time I started to experiment with dressing and this led to performances on stage. A drag queen was born, yet I realized I was nothing but a boy in a dress with make-up artistry and wigs to alter my look. My performances took me through NC, SC and some parts of GA. I felt performing made me glamorous and all the attention was on me. A year of traveling and doing shows had taken its toll and I retired only to be amongst the spectators to what I once was.

While sitting on the sidelines watching, I thought there had to be more than this to life. I met a few TSs at a local club in Charlotte (Oleens) and was introduced into the world of Transsexualism. I attended support group meetings religiously. You might have heard of some of them: Triad Gender Association (Greensboro NC), Tennessee Vals (Nashville, TN), Kappa Beta (Charlotte, NC) and Phoenix (Asheville, NC). In the Fall of 1995, I attended my first gender convention in Atlanta called Southern Comfort. This is a great forum for all to come let their hair down and be who they want to be. If you haven't been, I strongly urge you to attend. We had a great time and everyone there was friendly.

My life now: I've had a lot of experiences with transsexualism (hormones, electrology, therapists, name changes; ect) to last me a lifetime. At this point of my life, I feel more Transgendered than Transsexual. Why? First, I will never have the operation to change my gender forever. Unless the technology is developed where a male can have the operation, also being able to give birth would I consider a SRS operation. Secondly, I'm having too much fun fooling the public. I walk through airports, banks and other public places and just think, If they only knew. The ramifications: I know that this is one of the toughest lives to lead. In essence, I will be a male that will emulate a female. This may be hard but I'm lucky to have met the people around me that collectively make my life's journey easier.

Other interests:

Occupation: Student (International business major/ Spanish minor)

Likes/Hobbies: Travel, photography, watching Martha Stewart, computers, very fond of the night life of clubs.

Location: Nashville TN, have just moved from NC

Future: Would like be blended with society in the female role, finish school and possible consider graduate work or seek another degree, Move to a city where Spanish and occupation match the turf, and in general be happy with life and its adventures.

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