00:00I'm Jonna, a transgender woman.
00:02I'm Juno, a straight guy.
00:04We get a lot of hate comments for being together.
00:07Both gay.
00:08Both gays.
00:09They're saying like we're both gays in love.
00:11No. I know for a fact that I'm a straight guy.
00:14Juno is just using me. Juno just wants money from me.
00:18Juno will replace me with another biological woman.
00:21Cassandra, my friend, is coming over today.
00:23It's her first time to meet Juno.
00:25I was kind of skeptical, you know, whether they'll last long
00:28because really, some guys are just experimenting.
00:33We met on a dating app and during our first meet-up,
00:36we decided to have one-night stands,
00:38but then we actually talked a lot.
00:41We actually cried during that time.
00:44We got a connection.
00:46And then after that, during our second meet-up,
00:48we decided not to have sex.
00:51I already mentioned to him that I'm a trans
00:55because I don't want him to waste his time
00:57messaging me multiple times
00:59without him knowing that I'm a trans.
01:01And I don't want him to feel that I'm catfishing.
01:04I realized that I'm a trans during college,
01:07but when I was a kid,
01:09I always believed that I was trapped in a wrong body.
01:13I know to myself that I'm a woman
01:15and I know that I'm not a gay or I'm not a guy.
01:18At first, it's very hard for me to decide
01:21whether I wanted to pursue this relationship
01:24because, you know, as a straight guy,
01:26obviously, I like biological women.
01:28The first few months, I really felt like
01:31he is treating me as a woman.
01:33That's why I trusted him immediately.
01:36And then I fell in love immediately
01:39because of how he took care of me during that time.
01:43But at first, a bit afraid of the consequences
01:46that I'm having because...
01:48The judgment.
01:49The judgment, yes.
01:50Criticism that we might have,
01:52which is happening right now, but we really don't care.
01:55At first, I'm afraid, but now...
01:58Nah, I don't care.
02:01Because I know for a fact that I'm a straight guy.
02:04Some of my friends are asking me,
02:06why did I do this?
02:07Why did I enter in this kind of relationship?
02:09I always answer, why not?
02:10It's not a big deal, though.
02:12What I really love the most about Juno
02:14is that ever since our first meet-up,
02:17he always holds my hand in public.
02:20I feel like it's very important for me
02:23to have a relationship with a guy
02:25who's very proud of me regardless of my gender.
02:28Alright, so this is one of my photos
02:31before I transitioned.
02:33This one.
02:34I feel like I really look different here
02:37the way I present myself.
02:39Before I transitioned,
02:40I always wanted to look masculine
02:42because I don't want people to bully me for being gay.
02:46So I try to really fit into the society.
02:50But, you know, it's not me.
02:51I'm not really happy about it.
02:53I've come a long way.
02:55My God.
02:56I'm a bit shocked
02:57because I don't usually see her like that.
03:01Way different person.
03:03Looking back,
03:04I'm really happy with my decision of transitioning
03:07because now I'm happier.
03:10I'm more confident about myself.
03:13And at the same time,
03:14I don't need to hide myself from other people.
03:17Ever since we posted our videos online,
03:20of course, we're getting a lot of support
03:22from other people.
03:23But at the same time,
03:24we're also getting so much hate.
03:26Sometimes they will say that
03:28Juno is just using me financially.
03:31Or maybe Juno is really not a straight guy.
03:34That's why he fell in love with me.
03:36There's a negative comment.
03:37There's a negative comment here.
03:39Both gays.
03:40They're saying like we're both gays.
03:42Gays in love.
03:43Forgive them father
03:45for they do not know what they're doing.
03:47Ew, disgusting.
03:49The guy likes him because of money.
03:51Nah, I have a job.
03:53You have a job.
03:54A lot of people will think that
03:56a straight guy is just using a chance.
03:58That's why they're together.
03:59They will tell you that it's because
04:01they just want to get money from the transgender woman.
04:04Or maybe they're just curious.
04:06But in our situation,
04:07we really love each other.
04:09And that's what I want to show
04:11in my videos online.
04:12That the straight and the trans couple can work.
04:17Cassandra, my friend, is coming over.
04:19It's her first time to meet Juno.
04:20So I'm very, very excited.
04:22Because I feel like she'll make a lot of comments.
04:25Maybe good and bad.
04:26I don't know.
04:27I knew Jalove and
04:29you know, I met her first year in college.
04:32I was kind of shocked that
04:33she told me that she was trans.
04:35Because, you know, like
04:37she was alright being a gay man before.
04:40She was doing good.
04:41So I was kind of shocked that
04:42she kind of figured herself out
04:44that she was trans.
04:45Since she told me that she dated a guy,
04:48I was kind of skeptical.
04:49The doubts was, you know,
04:51whether they'll last long.
04:53Because really, some guys are just experimenting.
04:56So, some of the negative comments that we're getting,
05:00you being gay because
05:03you have a relationship with a trans,
05:05that's what they're talking about.
05:07What's your opinion about that?
05:09Honestly, dating someone that's trans
05:13isn't gonna make you gay.
05:16Because physically and spiritually,
05:19you're attracted to someone
05:20because they're feminine.
05:22And being trans, you're feminine.
05:24You're not attracted to that trans person
05:26because they're a guy before.
05:30You see the person as a person.
05:32And you love the person because, you know.
05:34And at the same time,
05:35if you're gay,
05:36you're only attracted to someone
05:38who is very masculine,
05:40who is living as a guy.
05:42There are other people saying that
05:44I'm using you and money
05:47for pastime or something.
05:52You know the thing is,
05:53why people say that?
05:56It's because some trans people stigmatize.
05:59Yeah.
06:00Like, they made it the standard.
06:02Yeah, they stick with it.
06:03And people, you know, think that
06:06just because you like someone,
06:08you have to pay them.
06:09And that's when you're trans.
06:10That's true.
06:11When you're trans,
06:12you have to pay them to like you back.
06:14That's crazy.
06:15In reality, a lot of biological men
06:17are also using biological women,
06:20not just trans.
06:21That's true.
06:22It's not only happening to the trans community,
06:25but also to straight people as well.
06:27So I don't understand why
06:29when there's a relationship
06:31between biological men and women,
06:33they don't give comments like that.
06:36But when it comes to trans people
06:38and at the same time straight,
06:41they keep on commenting.
06:43Do you trust Juno?
06:46Yeah, of course I trust Juno.
06:48They've been together for quite a long time.
06:50You know, like their ups and downs.
06:52I feel secure in the relationship
06:53and I trust both of them.
06:55And, you know, I'm happy.
06:57They're good.
07:01I'm gonna cry.
07:02No, just kidding.
07:03Just like the relationship
07:05of biological men and women,
07:08I think our relationship is just so normal also.
07:11It's just the same.
07:12She's like a safe space for me.
07:14And also, she's pretty.
07:19I think the best advice that I could give
07:22to other trans and straight couples out there
07:25is, you know, just to keep loving each other.
07:29Make the most out of it.
07:30Don't put your energy to other people's comment
07:34because at the end of the day,
07:36it's the both of you who will work your relationship
07:39to be healthy and for you guys to be together
07:42for a long time.
07:44Don't limit yourself and...
07:46Just go for it.
07:47Yeah, just go for it.
07:48Go with the flow.
07:49Disregard all their hate comments,
07:52all the bad comments, all their criticism.
07:54It's just between you and the world.
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