One in every 11,000 Americans identify as transgender, and many undergo various treatments or surgeries to reflect their gender identification. Though Mark transitioned in 2003, Jessica is currently in the final stages, about to undergo an orchiectomy to complete the transition and fully realize her destiny.
Patrice suffers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Disorder, or MCSD, a highly controversial condition in which sufferers claim to have severe reactions to chemicals and pollutants found in everyday life.
Just another day on the job for male escort, Tommy and his boss Garren James. Some might find his male escort profession taboo, but, as of recent years, business is booming. According to Garren, his male escort business along with his steady 34 escorts gross seven figures annually.
New Orleans, LA: Belfazaar Ashantison a "sanguin vampire" meets with the NOVA the New Orleans Vampire Association. (Photo Credit: National Geographic Channels)
Austin, TX: Te'devan sits in a public park. He has decided to define his home as himself, and revision the Dream into one of spiritual virtue, and freedom from material motivations. (Photo Credit: National Geographic Channels)
Chase Carda suffers from anorexia athletica, a body-image disorder that has led him to drastically reduces his calorie intake, and undertake an excessive exercise regimen, working out over five hours every day
After suffering a severe asthma attack in her twenties, Shayna was rushed to the hospital and administered a large dose of steroids. While a common treatment for most, Shayna's reaction was anything but ordinary. She developed an acute reaction that resulted in her skin producing twelve times the average amount of skin cells from her hair follicles.
After suffering from scoliosis as a child and being forced to wear a back brace, once Chase was free of the brace, he began transforming his appearance.
After long weeks at work as a service rep and a geologist, Zoey and Willy come home, take off their shoes and put on their red noses. Zoey calls herself Shivers, and Willy calls himself Quivers, and the two leave their house again, as blood-splattered clowns.
Ungewöhnliche BeziehungenOne in every 11,000 Americans identify as transgender, and many undergo various treatments or surgeries to reflect their gender identification. Though Mark transitioned in 2003, Jessica is currently in the final stages, about to undergo an orchiectomy to complete the transition and fully realize her destiny.Bild: © Nartional Geographic / © 1996–2013 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
