Transgender Storylines

Outing oneself: A tranny reveals herself to be a transvestite or a transsexual to his parents, friends, or others ("A Reconciliation, "Film at Eleven," "Beefy Buns," "Boy Meets Girl," "The Best Policy," The New Hire")

Payment of debt: As a result of losing a bet, a man must dress as a woman.

Punishment: A judge (or a mother) sentences an offender to dress as a female.

Rape: A tranny is ravished, perhaps in a prison.

Respect through sacrifice: A tranny must sacrifice something important to her to maintain her dignity and gain the (perhaps grudging) respect of others ("Leading Lady").

Revenge: A tranny avenges herself upon her tormentor or persecutor ("Everybody's Somebody Sometime"). Role-playing: A man dresses as a woman solely to please his lover. Role-reversal: Made to dress and act as a woman, a male (not a shemale) learns what it's like to be a woman (or a transwoman).

Self-respect: Pressured to be false to herself or her values, a tranny shows her respect for herself by insisting upon being who--and what--she is ("Leading Lady," "Everybody's Somebody Sometime").

Self-respect through sacrifice: A tranny must sacrifice something important to her to maintain her dignity and self-respect.

Self-acceptance: A tranny comes to terms with her desire to become a woman ("A Reconciliation," "At Risk," "Film at Eleven," "Leading Lady," "Thongs of Innocence, Thongs of Experience").

Self-discovery: A tranny discovers the truth about herself ("he" wants to be a she). (In a variation on this storyline, a "straight" male, discovering his attraction to trannies, learns that he is gay.)

Seduction: A tranny seduces a "straight" man.

Shemale dominance: A tranny teaches sexist men the errors of their ways.

Social tolerance: Social tolerance for transvestites and transsexuals is advocated "Boy Meets Girl," "My Brother, My Sister," "Prom Night." "Pygmalion," "Sanctuary")