Gorgeous men who were born women and have incredible life stories

In 2015, the television show “Holland’s Next Top Model” crowned Loiza Lamers, making her the first transgender person to win a transgender competition worldwide. This victory certainly left a mark on the fashion world, changing paradigms when it comes to beauty. Currently, trans men and women are appearing more frequently on magazine covers, fashion editorials and runway shows, but there is still much to conquer.

So, the awesome.club gathered some stories of transgender people who shook conventional standards of beauty.

In 2007, Yvonne Buschbaum, a German Olympian, announced her retirement from the sport because of her desire to undergo sex reassignment surgery. According to Balian, that was a well-thought-out decision, and in an episode of a National Geographic series, he admitted that since childhood he felt he was born in the wrong body, feeling a need to change that.

In 2013, Balian Buschbaum appeared in the German version of the TV show “Dancing with the stars”. Now he works like coach personal and has photos appearing frequently on the pages of fashion magazines.

That name sounds very familiar, doesn’t it? That’s because Chaz Bono is the only child of famous pop artists Sonny Bono and Cher! He was born as Chastity Bono in 1969, and even appeared on the comedy show starring his parents when he was still a child.

Until the year 2000, still as Chastity, she worked as an actress, writer and media director for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). In 2008, Bono began the physical transition from female to male, and later shared his experience in the film. Becoming Chaz.

Buck Angel is considered a living legend and icon for the LGBT community. He was born Susan and worked as a professional model, hiding his “secret” for years. The pressure exerted by transsexuality and discrimination had a major impact on his personality and led to substance abuse. It was only with the decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery that he was faced with a new beginning in life.

In 2007, Buck was named “Transgender Performer of the Year” at the Adult Videos News Awards. He currently runs his own adult film production company, working as a model, activist, speaker and writer.

Jamie Wilson is a 20-year-old country musician who lived as a woman for 18 years before beginning his transformation and undergoing sex reassignment surgery. After 2 years of training and hormone therapy, he was unrecognizable.

Today, the boy is a promising male model who has appeared on the cover of the magazine candyas well as in publications of several men’s underwear brands.

Thomas Beatie gained the world’s attention by becoming the ‘first known pregnant man’. As his wife could not have children, Thomas resolved to preserve her female sex organs so the couple could have a baby. Today, he has 3 biological children. Thomas Beatie is a writer and advocate for transgender rights and diversity.

Some might even find it hard to believe, but the truth is that this handsome, bearded boy was born a girl and has been living as a man for only 8 years. Aydian created a YouTube channel dedicated to his transition and his favorite activity: bodybuilding.

He gained worldwide recognition in 2015, when he was among the 5 semifinalists of the contest “The Last Men’s Competition”, promoted by the magazine Men’s Health🇧🇷 Unfortunately, he wasn’t destined to be the first transgender model to appear on the cover of that publication. But we are sure that that was just the beginning of a great career.

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