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Jennifer Perseverante, maquilleuse professionnelle
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Article published online on April 6, 2020

Aphrodita, can you introduce yourself?

Here is the portrait of Aphrodita, whom I had the honor to feminize for her very first time. She shares her experience and her perspective with us.

I am Aphrodita but my official name is Pascal.
I am 37 years old and single.
Professionally, I mainly work as a freelance translator, although I am trained as a climatologist. I live in Tournon-sur-Rhône, in the middle Rhône valley.

Aphrodita

How long have you wanted to feel more like a woman?

My awareness developed slowly (especially due to the belief "what you are determines who you love"), but it has recently accelerated.
Before, I admired and imitated women in my own way; I wanted to be them, but I was happy with what I was doing within that framework.
It is mainly since October 2019 that I have wanted to feel more like a woman.

I find it hard to say whether this desire is occasional or more fundamental.
Time will tell… I would be very sad to go backward.

Why this desire, what does it give you?

I now consider that presenting myself as a woman corresponds more to who I am.
Moreover, I have a long history of imitating women and dissatisfaction regarding the social prohibition of doing certain things they do.

I decided to feminize myself for the first time following the makeup course with Jennifer.
I went back to the hotel and spent the evening as a woman. I spent the whole next day (including the train ride home) as a woman.
The experience was very positive, but not without difficulties.
My voice is very deep and betrays my biological gender as soon as I say a word.
I noticed that men looked at me a lot.

Which doesn’t bother me since I like women, because I like to please in general, and I was already used to being frequently flirted with by men (homosexual men, in fact).
However, I was very uncomfortable having to speak; the men admiring me were just going to be shocked.

I liked being called “madam”

In front of a train station, I refused a cigarette from a questionable person who, after hearing my voice, circled around me looking at me strangely.
Fortunately, nothing happened, but maybe it’s better to act as if you were mute with some people…
I liked being called “madam,” but unfortunately, it often happened in situations where I would have to speak and the person who had called me that would think: “Ah, actually, it’s a man.”
On the other hand, at one point, I was advised by someone apparently LGBT who, after hearing my voice, gave me a big smile.

Do you have fears regarding society?

I am an Asperger autistic, who historically has difficulty understanding the rules and codes of society, and I am used to shocking people a lot.
In what I call the “average elite” of the city where I live, I have no reason to be apprehensive; coming outs are very pleasant, and people’s reactions are generally positive.
For my part, I have received many compliments, advice, and help.
Sometimes it even happens with people who apparently knew nothing about me.
A coming out that was supposed to be difficult (but mandatory).
Mine went much better than expected. I even had pleasant surprises.

“You can never anticipate people’s reactions”

My parents don’t know yet, and my apprehensions are huge.
I already thought I would have to talk to them during the Christmas period, and just before that, I spent a sleepless night crying a lot.
In the end, it did not happen, but the problem is only postponed…
There are things I can hide less and less.
But it’s hard to know. When I see the surprisingly positive way my coming out was received by my friends and neighbors, I tell myself you can never anticipate people’s reactions.

What are the next steps in your feminization?

I plan to gradually increase the frequency at which I will appear as a woman, and then I will see.

Why did you call on me?

There were a few alternative possibilities (one near Montpellier if I remember correctly, and at one time one in Aix-Les-Bains but that person had stopped).
I ultimately chose you because some points of view on your site appealed to me.

In makeup/makeover, I started from zero, and I had difficulty understanding videos on the subject.
Now, thanks to you, I can present myself as a woman whenever I want. I also really appreciated your approach, your teaching, and I felt valued.

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