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166: Dual Gender Roles

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Sophia played an interesting character. She portrayed a trans woman whose assigned gender at birth was male. The scene began before the character had undergone any transformation.

It was just after ‘his’ discharge from the military. Sophia, dressed in a man’s uniform and wearing a short wig, looked exhausted and worn. The narrative introduced the character in the story.

‘He’ had been gay from a young age. However, his family was extremely conservative and had a harsh upbringing. In their household, the men were sent to the military as soon as they graduated from high school, and this character was no exception.

Now, after serving in the military for a decade, he had finally left.

Sophia began her monologue. Given the character’s upbringing, although she was a woman at heart, her actions and mannerisms were those of a military man. She walked upright with the commanding aura of a soldier, her voice deep, her movements rigid rather than soft. It was difficult to tell that this hardened
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