The Star News yesterday August 19th carried the piece excerpted and linked below on the intersection between transvestism and crime where a gun man resorted to cross dressing to rob an unsuspecting business man at his home after gaining his trust, it is very interesting that while we are said to be a homophobic society elements in the scheme of things supposedly use or burrow practices from sections of the LGBT community to carry out criminal activity, this is not the first time we have heard of cross dressing thugs going on a crime spree, I can only imagine how the victim must have felt after he offered assistance to this 'beggar' only to see the 'woman' revealing himself to be a man.
It's not yet known how if any the negative repercussions towards the LGBT community as it relates to being tricked or if persons feel that incidents like this are actually carried out by gays themselves (possibly thugs or hyper masculine types who can 'double-up'). I find this an area that requires more exploration and discussion.
More and more we are hearing of this type of fetishist behaviour coupled with the open use of bleaching creams more feminine or metro sexual aesthetics becoming far more acceptable while outward behaviour display of stereotypical homosexual behaviour is still taboo and most unholy in Jamaica. Only recently in downtown where the street side hair dressers ply their trade men were seen openly getting their hair braided with extensions and beads woven in while another was having a street side facial done with bleaching cream applied to finish the session, it was funny to some passers-by while others mostly men were obviously not pleased.
More reading: forced feminization
Also see: Autogynephelia
The story reads:
A businessman who was tricked and robbed by a man pretending to be a dumb female beggar has become the topic for discussion in a Clarendon community.
THE STAR heard that some two weeks ago, the businessman who was at home was awoken by sounds of someone knocking on his gate some time around 9 p.m.
When he went to investigate, he was said to be greeted by a character who acted in a manner which suggested that 'she' could not speak, but instead used hand gestures to beg money and food.
THE STAR further heard that the businessman invited the person into his home and offered to cook a quick meal.
While preparing the meal, it is said that the beggar got up, revealed he was in fact a man. He was said to have also pulled a firearm before demanding money.
The thief is said to have obtained $8,000 from his victim before refitting his disguise and making off into the night.
The businessman raised an alarm with the hope of accosting the thief but he was not captured.
The businessman is said to have recounted the incident to a number of persons who came out of their houses to see what the fuss was about.
formal report
When THE STAR contacted the Area 3 police, a source said they were made aware of the incident by the victim who was urged to submit a formal report. He, however, claimed he was leaving for the United States the following morning and promised to do so as soon as he returned to the island.
"It is something that we would have to follow up on because the businessman said he would give us a report when he came back from the States' but he hasn't come forward as yet so we don't know if he is in fact here," the source, a detective corporal explained.
Meanwhile, one resident from the community said the incident has become the hot topic on everyone's lips. Some persons are said to be ridiculing the businessman while others have lauded his attempt at being kind and said he did not deserve to be robbed.
"All now people still a chat bout it, di way it happen kinda funny eno ... Some people a laugh after him but some people sorry fi him," the resident claimed.
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