Kim Tinh: China's first transgender artist, a very professional marriage

Kim Tinh is the first artist to openly transgender in China. She is very talented when holding many positions: Ballet dancer, TV MC,... In the country of billions of people, she has millions of fans, even more than some of the current traffic actors.

Kim Tinh is 58 years old, born in Liaoning Province (China), her father used to be a soldier. Although she was born in China, she is not a typical Chinese, his parents are both Korean. Kim Tinh has been active in the arts since 1985 as a dancer, MC, actor in movies and television. Britain's Financial Times once commented: "Venus is the only planet in the solar system that rotates from east to west, while all other planets rotate in the opposite direction. A person named Venus Tinh also went through a journey of turning herself back in her life."

Born in the form of a boy, Kim Tinh wished to be a girl from the age of six. In her teens, Kim Tinh planned to change her destiny but had to wait until 1995 (30 years old) for Kim Tinh to have gender reassignment surgery. At that time, sex reassignment surgery was a strange concept to many Chinese. The artist performs the surgery at a hospital in Beijing. The surgery was basically successful, but there were some problems, causing Venus to be injured from her calf to her toes. Doctor prognosticates Venus may be disabled. For a dancer, this is the death penalty.

But Kim Tinh was optimistic, comforting the doctor, the artist said: "It's okay, it's not easy to be a woman." Venus persisted in healing, suppressing pain and training, so that she could walk normally after a year. The treating doctor called this a miracle. Growing up in a traditional family, Kim Tinh is lucky to have the sympathy and support of her family. When Kim Tinh's father went to do the sex change procedure for his son, the civil status officials were confused because there was no precedent, the father said: "So let's make history."

Returning to the dance stage after surgery, the media used to use the phrase "transgender artist Kim Tinh" when writing about the programs she participated in. But gradually, they dropped the two words "transgender". Because the audience accepts Kim Tinh because of her ability instead of her personal life.

In China, Venus attracts millions of fans thanks to her natural hosting ability. The artist has done talk shows with a series of actors such as Luu Xiaoqing, Chau Tan, Ton Le, Hua Tinh, Luu Gia Linh, Co Cu Co... According to Sina, the programs led by Kim Tinh are popular because the MC says "few superfluous words, clichés". Her leading style is frank but funny, the content is profound, professional and highly entertaining. According to Chinatimes, from 2015 to 2017, the talk show Jin Xing show conducted by the artist attracted more than 100 million views per episode.

Venus' first marriage took place in 1988. Although Kim Tinh was only 21 years old at the time, she was already an internationally famous dancer. A rare opportunity brought Venus to the United States to study modern dance provided by the Asian Cultural Foundation.

Coming to the US, Venus faces completely new challenges. "I was a star in China and I came to New York proud, and after 10 minutes, I thought I was nobody in New York." In the United States, it is not easy for young artists, but with her dancing talent, she can still make a living from acting. She learns to dance during the day while doing menial jobs at night to make ends meet. It was during this time that she began to explore other aspects of herself: her gender and identity.

Kim Tinh rented an apartment and diligently pursued a dance career. However, her life changed dramatically after an unexpected encounter. Her dance classmate - Ken Pauline - learned of Venus' address and hoped to move into the artist's apartment. Soon after, Kim Tinh and Ken Pauline held a surprise wedding and became husband and wife.

The thing is, Kim Tinh agreed to organize this marriage entirely because it was convenient to stay in the US to continue her studies, not to have anything to do with the emotional factor. But after Venus returned to China, this special marriage took a dramatic turn. Kim Tinh divorced her "ex-wife" and ended this marriage in the context of Pauline's pregnancy and planned to marry Eric - Kim Tinh's classmate.

On Thepaper, Kim Tinh said that she was luckier than many other transgender people. "But that luck was won by me by knowing how to grit my teeth and endure. I used to be crazy and hungry for success in my career because the audience easily accepts a person's difference if that person is successful," Kim Tinh said. The artist said that she is optimistic, strong, and has never felt hurt or knocked down because of the prejudice of outsiders.

Kim Tinh said that she is currently living happily with her German husband - Heinz-Gerd Oidtmann. They registered their marriage in 2005 and adopted three children. The couple used to divorce because of child-rearing problems but felt unable to live without each other, remarried in 2018. The artist said that when adopting a young child, she was proficient in giving her baby milk and changing diapers for her children. At that time, Kim Tinh realized that her maternal instinct was always present in her.

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