25 June 2008 – Gender

Today on Sakhisizwe we were joined by Cornelia De Lillie who hails from Mitchell’s plain, she started her real estate business with no money but none the less tackled it and today she is successful and is about to head off to Mauritius to build a hotel. We were speaking to this dynamic woman about her journey thus far and what keeps her going. For more information go to www.chameralestates.com

And we were also joined in studio by Caroline, Dylan* and Calvin*. We spoke about transgenderism. All three of them are transgendered. According to experts, People who are identified as transgender or transsexual are usually people who are born with typical male or female anatomies but feel as though they’ve been born into the “wrong body.” For example, a person who identifies as transgender or transsexual may have typical female anatomy but feel like a male and seek to become male by taking hormones or electing to have sex reassignment surgeries. Taking the decision to be true to yourself about who you are takes a lot of courage and my guests shared how the journey was like with them when they first realise that they were born in wrong bodies so to say. If you want more information on this you can contact Gender Dynamix offices on (021) 633 5287 or visit www.genderdynamix.org.za
*Not their real names

To close off the show we spoke to Benita Britten who is the founder of the Women’s Inspirational Training Hubs which is designed for women to empower each other through sharing their personal stories, challenges & victories. This is a platform for women to take passionate ownership of sustainable personal development strategies. They have training on Saturday, June 28, at The Settlers High School. Starting at 14h30 PM, Entrance is only R50.00. For more information contact Benita on 082 732 5707.

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