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'X-Men'

Episode on August 22, 2007
Wednesday late night after Saksi



Lena’s porcelain-like skin and curvaceous figure make her a head-turner. Who would think that she used to be a man? After a number of operations that cost P500,000, Lena says she’s now a woman. She has not hidden the fact that she is a transexual – in fact, her Japanese boyfriend paid for her operations. Why did Lena and others undergo sex-change operations? Is this a right or a “sin," and how does the law treat transexuals like her?

Join Mareng Winnie Monsod, Malou Mangahas and Miriam Quiambao on Palaban on Wednesday late night after Saksi, on GMA.




Si Lena kutis porselana at ang hubog ng katawan.tiyak na mapapalingon ka. Sa itsura niya ngayon, sino ang mag-aakala na dati pala siyang lalake? Matapos ng ilang operasyon na umabot sa halos kalahating milyung piso, ganap na babae na raw siya. At hindi niya ito nililihim kanino man. Katunayan, mismong boyfriend niya pang Hapon ang gumastos para maisakatuparan ang kanyang pangarap.

Ang mga tulad ni Lena ay tinatawag na "transexuals." Sila yung mga nagpapalit ng kanilang kasarian - mula sa kanilang mga hitsura pati ang kanilang ari ay binago na rin. Pero bakit naisipan nilang magpa-sex change? Ito ba ay maituturing na kasalanan o karapatan? Ano nga ba ang sinasabi ng ating batas tungkol dito?

Kasama ang sina Mareng Winnie, Malou Mangahas at Miriam Quiambao, kilalanin si Jessica at ang iba pang mga "X-Men" na tulad niya, ngayong Miyerkules, pagkatapos ng Saksi
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