Man dressed as woman for a job in Congo - VPRO Metropolis

In Congo a man dressed as woman to earn money for his family. He is not transgender he is just crossdressing for a job. It is just his job to crossdress. Arobase -dressed as woman- sells makeup and women’s clothes to women, who wonder if he is a woman or a man dressed as woman. Other men call him gay or transgender, but he is not, he uses transvestism as a mean to make money. As a man dressing as woman, he found an original way to make money. Being an african transvestite or dressing as a woman in Congo is a controversial thing to do, so it is not without danger. Arobase even wears makeup himself when dressing as a woman. This makes people sometimes think he is an african transgender or that he is gay. Also he uses small rocks as fake nipples, he wears a dress and uses a pillow to make sure he has a big booty. People in Congo call him ‘auntie Flora’ and think it is very interesting that he presents himself in a traditional female role. A man selling makeup in Kinshasa is not a traditional male role at all. For everything he does, he makes fifty dollars a day. VPRO Metropolis correspondent Paul Shemisi from Congo followed him for a day to see how he makes a living dressed as woman. Also he discovers stereotypes about African transvestites.

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