While in competition with and cut from the same frilled-cloth as sister-channel Logo’s upcoming Ru U, VH1’s upcoming TRANSform Me gets a head start with a premiere scheduled for Monday, March 15 on the network.

The eight episode series seeks to transform fashion-challenged women on the inside and out by ambushing them with a makeover from three well-known transgender women. Though giving the trans community a face (or three in this case) on TV is amazing, the fact that part of the gist of the series is by surprising women who apply for a makeover with *shocking* a group of transgender stylist deserves a quick eye-roll. Do we really need to make it a surprise? Why can’t the applicants apply to the show knowing three fabulous transgender queens will be giving them the makeover of a lifetime?

That said, I guess we’ll have to tune into the show to see how it’s tackled.

Note* One of the stylists, Laverne Cox (pictured), is a producer of the show in conjunction with VH1, so surely it won’t be ass *surprise, it’s a transgender woman!* as the press release leads readers to believe.

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written by Jeff Katz, February 18, 2010

Kinda seems a bit exploitive of the trans community, no?

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written by tammy t., March 15, 2010

The reason why they have to keep it a secret that the "stylists" are cross dressing dudes is because most applicants won't go through with the show if they know that it's really men doing her makeover. Did you see the looks on the faces of her friends at the 'girls night out' when the three dudes walked in? They were shocked. That was priceless. You know, it's pretty sad when three men can give a real female a better makeover than she can herself. I guess the girl's mother never taught her anything when she was young

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written by nia , March 19, 2010

I nia really want to be on TRANSfrom because and i have no confidence i shy to talk to guys i like peopl say i'm ugly chinese and smell and my lips so transform me cats can you come me please

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