Personalia:-) My name is Randi Beate, I'm a 47 years old transvestite from Skien in Norway. I am single, and I am living alone in my own house. I was a member in FPE (the Norwegian union for transvestites) from October 99 untill 2007. I saw a program on TV about transvestites, but I didn't write down the address. Then after a while I got my own PC, and connected to the Internet. I started surfing, and I found out about the FPE. And here I am working my ... of trying to make a homepage so that you can read about me, like I have read a lot of your pages. You see I'm not a computer-expert. When I saw this tv program there was a transvestite or drag artist trying wigs in a shop in Oslo. I thought it would be nice to have a wig, and I decided to get one myself. I went to Oslo, found the shop Jalvad,- went in and I was being taken very good care of. I got all the help I possibly could ask for, and the ladies in the shop was wery nice to me. I got myself my first wig and it was like a dream came true. I went to Oslo City (a shopping mall) and had a wonderful time. I have been out shopping a lot since that day. When I decided to buy my second wig I went to a place called Ruhs in Oslo, and I was taken good care of there too. I found 12-15 different wigs and I sat down for myself and tried them on without interruptions. You can see my new wig on the first picture in the picture gallery. I didn't want a wig with hair that long at first, but I changed my mind fast when I tried it on. The first FPE-member I met was Kaja. I sent her a mail,- then I called her on the phone, and finally we met at her place. I had a good time, but I was a bit nervous at the beginning. It felt quite special to meet another T.V. face to face for the first time, but I got over it pretty fast and after a while I managed to relax. We talked about everything that T.V.'s talk about (I guess), and I got some info. about FPE, the meetings, and that they sometimes go out after the meetings. I enjoy to go out, and I always find it exciting to "go a bit further" than the last time. Ten years ago I went to Oslo for the first time dressed up as a woman, after that I've been out in public a lot. It took a while before I ended up at Karl Johan (main street in Oslo) for the first time, because I was afraid. I don't know what I was afraid of, there was nothing to fear, no comments from anyone. I was in Oslo on the 17. of May 1999 too (Constitutional day in Norway), walking around dressed up like a woman and it was really nice. Just great, you should try it sometimes! In July 2004 I appered in a Norwegian magazin called Det Nye together with 3 others, and on the 11.th of september It was a story in Norways biggest newspaper called VG ( Verdens Gang ). Everything went great and no one recognized me, but I knew that i was on thin ice. So on september 18.th 2004 there was a story of me in the magazine og the local newspaper Varden. There was a 7 page story with pictures, and i was recognized as a transvestite by friends and people that i work with. It took from 4 to 14 days before anyone had the courage to confront me with the fact, that they knew about me, and that i was a transvestite. They didn't know how to act, and they felt it hard and difficult to handle. No one thought about the fact that it is the same person inside, the same person that they have worked with for years. Now,- the things have settled and it's not a subject. They know,- but i don't think they care that much, and thats OK by me. Maybe they think that this is his problem :-))) I buy like anyone else, clothes that I like to dress. The difference is that I prefer a feminin style now and then, and I feel great. I have to go now, so until next time take care:) OBS !! Three years ago,- myself and two others left the union because the leader told us that we were useless, and all we did was make problems for her. There is now just about 100 members in the union, it was 165 when "the useless theree" left. Best regards from Randi Beate.
Jane og Randi Beate i Oslo 17. mai
Ved Mjøsas bredd på Kapp,- Photo over, by Geir Olsen - VG
Ved Mjøsas bredd på Kapp,- Photo over, by Geir Olsen - VG
Marions og Haralds velværesenter - Stensveen
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