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Transpinay

Episode on November 30, 2009
Monday late night after Saksi


An I-Witness documentary by Howie Severino

In the name of beauty, Kristine Madrigal has spent a fortune on surgery to his nose, cheeks, chin, breasts, hips, and knees

Now all Kristine needs is one final operation to become a full-fledged woman.

For years, Kristine has thought about and agonized over the decision to have his penis removed and a vagina installed, or sex reassignment surgery. Howie Severino and his I-Witness team accompanied him on the last several months of this journey to womanhood. Kristine's quest is uncommon, but the desire to shape his destiny is not, in an age when one's identity is no longer simply a matter of fate but how much one believes in the power of transformation.

Along the way, Howie and his team meet other "transpinays" who offer hints of Kristine's possible future: Barbie, who is happily married as a woman; and Eddie, who lost both his sex drive and his lover after losing his penis.

Before the final decision, Kristine must undergo a psychological test to determine if he is truly prepared for the irreversible operation.

Kristine's fate is revealed on Monday night, the final episode of I-Witness's anniversary month in its 10th anniversary year. Catch I-Witness after Saksi on GMA 7.



Sa ngalan ng kagandahan halos isang milyong piso na ang nagagastos ni Kristine Madrigal sa pagapapaopera ng kanyang ilong, pisngi, baba, hinaharap at balakang at tuhod. Pero isang operasyon na lang ang hinihintay ni Kristine para matupad ang kanyang pangarap-ang ipaputol ang kanyang ari para maging isang ganap na babae.

Halos siyam na buwang sinubaybayan ni Howie Severino at ng kanyang team ang pre-op transsexual na si Kristine na dating Vincent Christar Ibardolaza. Mula sa kanyang kahuli-huling kaarawan bilang isang lalaki, sa kanyang pagpasa ng korona bilang Miss Gay Philippines 2008, hanggang sa pagbisita niya sa kanyang probinsiya sa Aklan para kumonsulta sa kanyang mga kamag-anak at kaibigan hinggil sa kanyang papalapit na sex reassignment surgery ay ilan lamang sa makukulay na tagpo sa buhay ng isang natatanging Transpinay.

Naging tampok din ang isang transpinay na si Barbie na kaibigan at kalaban lagi ni Kristine sa mga gay beauty pageants. Nagpaopera si Barbie sa tulong ng kanyang nobyong Belgian na siyang gumastos ng mahigit kalahating milyon para sa kanyang operasyon. At nang naging ganap na Eba na si Barbie, pinakasalan pa siya ng kanyang nobyo sa Belgium.

Pero bihira lang ang mga transpinay na fairytale ang istorya ng buhay. Limang taon na ang nakakalipas nang sumailalim si Eddie Ducusin sa sexual reassignment surgery sa Japan. At simula nang ipaputol daw nya ang kanyang ari ay naputol na rin ang kanyang kaligayahan. Nawalan daw siya ng gana sa sex at lagi siyang bugnutin. Pero ang pinakamasakit daw ay ipinagpalit siya ng kanyang nobyong hapon sa isang babae.

Kahit handang handa na si Kristine na sumailalim ng operasyon, may isang hadlang pa na kailangan niyang lampasan. Ito ay ang psychiatric at psychological exam na kailangan niyang maipasa bago isagawa ang sex reassignment surgery. Malalaman dito kung gaano kahanda ang pag-iisip at emosyon ni Kristine para sa isang desisyong magtatakda ng kanyang kinabukasan.

Huwag palalampasin ang huling pang-anibersaryong dokumentaryo ng I-Witness na ihahatid sa inyo ni Howie Severino ngayong Lunes ng gabi pagkatapos ng Saksi.
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