Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Chapters: Wendy Carlos, Chaz Bono, Billy Tipton, Harisu, Antony Hegarty, Genesis P-Orridge, Dana International, Alexander James Adams, Verka Serduchka, Terre Thaemlitz, Transgender musicians, Estelle Asmodelle, M. C. Brennan, Kim Petras, Ataru Nakamura, Bülent Ersoy, Jayne County, Katastrophe, Vaginal Davis, Christine Beatty, Nadia Almada, Angela Morley, Dee Palmer, Romy Haag, Marie France, Adèle Anderson, Nomi Ruiz, Lynn Breedlove, Sara Davis Buechner, Steve New, Julia Serano, Justin Bond, Meryn Cadell, Chen Lili, Kelly van der Veer, Barbra Amesbury, Dorce Gamalama, Baby Dee, Marcie Free, Lady, Jeanette Schmid, Francis Leon, Willmer "Little Ax" Broadnax, Venus Flytrap, Rae Spoon, Namoli Brennet, James Robinson, Ramon Te Wake, Aderet, Lucas Silveira, DQ, Michelle Josef, Delisa Newton, Cindy Thai Tai, Dana Baitz. Excerpt: Harisu (Hangul:; Chinese: ) is the stage name of Lee Kyung-eun originally Lee Kyung-yeop (born February 17, 1975), a transsexual pop singer, model and actress from South Korea. Born biologically male, Harisu identified as female from early childhood, and underwent sex reassignment surgery in the 1990s. She is noted for being South Korea's first transgender entertainer, and in 2002 became only the second person in Korea to legally change their gender. Her stage name is an adaptation of the English phrase "hot issue". Harisu first gained public attention in 2001, after appearing in a television commercial for DoDo cosmetics. The commercial was a big success and ended up launching her career, allowing her to branch out into other fields such as music and acting. So far she has recorded five Korean musical albums, switching genres between techno and R&B, and her overseas releases have featured songs recorded in Mandarin. Her first major acting role was in the 2001 film Yellow Hair 2, and since then her credits have included Hi! Honey, a Taiwanese drama series, and Colour Blossoms, an erotic drama by Hong Kong filmmaker Yonfan. On May 19, 2007, Harisu married boyfriend Micky Jung, whom she had been dating for two years previously. Harisu was born Lee Kyung-yeop in Seongnam, South Korea, and is one of five children. Although born male, she identified as female from an early age, recalling, "I was always a girl who loved playing with dolls." This did not go unnoticed by her family or school friends, who often remarked that she looked and acted like a girl. A failed relationship with a boy during her teenage years convinced Harisu of the need to change her sex, and by the time she graduated from the all-boys Naksaeng High School, she was already undergoing hormone replacement therapy. It was for this reason that she was exempted from the military service usually required of males in South Korea, being rejected on the grounds of "mental illness". By the end of the 199

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