~~~ The Plight of the Phoenix Tranny ~~~

Currently, there's a move to change what the number-one Google rating for transvestite is, away from Trans(hrrch-spit)formation to Wikipedia. Like many t-girls, I've bought some complete and utter shite from there when first starting out, and so feel very negative about that company. I feel that it preys on fledgeling trannies, but would welcome any comments the owner of the company would care to make.

But, I think we're sort of shooting at the wrong target here, and the company's owner will be laughing at us, or (even worse) not even caring, because it's not about Google Ratings, it's about the psychology of the customer.

Let's look at exactly the sort of person who goes to Trans(hrrch-spit)formation. They'll be adult, and still exploring the whole transgendered thing. In this day and age they almost certainly have access to the Internet (it's an underlying assumption of the Google-bomb campaign). So for weeks, months or years they will probably have been browsing the Internet, reading everything out there and have a good idea of what's on the scene. It's irrelevant where the Trans-entry actually is; sooner or later they'll stumble across it.

So why do they go to Transformation? It's simple: minimising stress. Maybe you can remember, gentle reader, when you first when into a high-street store to buy a pretty skirt you liked - the damp palms, the beating heart, the slightly sick feeling? It takes a lot of getting used to. New trannies cannot cope with doing a whole load of shopping to get all the basics, no matter how hard we rant. However, according to the advertising, with a single visit you can be transformed from a guy into a girl at the Trans-place. We know that's not true, but it is so very appealing to the aspiring tranny, who wants so badly to become a girl but can't face the high-street stress. And that's how Trans(hrrch-spit)formation can afford the huge markup and shoddy goods: what they are selling is not the goods, but the tranny experience without the stress.

So all of our efforts are at the wrong target. If we really want to make a difference, we need to help fledgeling trannies achieve trannyhood without the stress. I've been thinking of ideas for this, but would welcome more or any feedback.

1. Build a decent Tranny Wiki site that has "recipies" for things the newbie tranny can do. Proven, cost-effective, helpful things. I've been trying to do this, but sadly my own trannying activities have got in the way (lesson #3: becoming a tranny will magnify your social activities out of all proportion). If anyone has time and feels like they want to get www.trannypedia.[co.uk|com|org|org.uk] online, write to me. I'm nearly there, just need to arrange a hosting service and post up the code. I'll pay for it; the domains are mine for the next two years, and I'm happy to maintain it as a public tranny service on an ongoing basis.
   
2. Run our own mail-order company, probably following the recipies above. Let's face it: the basics of trannying are VERY basic, and very predictable. We could do a damn site better by ourselves, can cater for different levels of privacy, and could get all newbie trannies de facto members of places like Angels, Roses etc.
   
3. Find someone who nearly provides the service we'd like to see, and liase with them. If it earns them more money, they won't complain at all the unpaid advertising and help they're getting.
   

There's more. A lot more. For all our bitching, we're a cohesive social group with a lot of talent - managers, IT staff and so on (and counsellors, she says, banging her own gong). Harnessing that T-force would be something special, wouldn't it? We could bring new t-girls into the community who aren't screwed up with guilt, who have a lot of very positive role-models, who know what they're getting into and know where they can turn to for help - if we want to create a better image for trannies in society, then that would be a very good base to start from.

Something to think over for the next week or so, at least.