Dylan / Brazil
“I never knew my place in the world, I was a confused child, but I always had a strong personality and did not let anyone know my pain, because I always thought that crying was a sign of weakness. At adolescence things got worse, because at the moment that everyone were discovering themselves, I discovered that I was a freak: how would I explain to everyone that I was a man? So I hid that from everyone, even from me. I used to wear short skirts, heavy makeup and a lot of cleavage shirts. When I was sixteen years old, I realized that I was acting that way only because of society, so I decided to start my transformation gradually, cutting my hair, buying men’s clothes… When I was eighteen years old I came out to my parents and at nineteen I started transitioning with hormones. Today I’m happier than ever before with myself, although the battle continue. I’m still in the process of getting money for mastectomy, but I keep all the positivity simply because I am alive.”
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“Nunca soube meu lugar no mundo, fui uma criança confusa, mas sempre tive personalidade forte e não deixava ninguém perceber minha dor, sempre achei que era fraqueza chorar. Quando cheguei a adolescencia as coisas pioraram, pq no momento que todos estavam se descobrindo, eu descobri que eu era uma aberração, como eu iria explica pra todos que eu era um homem? então escondi de todos, ate de mim, me vestia com saias curtas, maquiagem pesada e muito decote, ate que com 16 anos minha ficha caio, eu estava sendo infelizmente so por conta da sociedade, resolvi começa minha transformação aos poucos, cortando o cabelo, comprando roupas masculinas, ate que com 18 anos me assumir pra minha familia, aos 19 comecei a transição com hormônios, e hoje com 22 estou mais feliz que nunca comigo mesmo, lógico que a batalha continua, ainda estou no processo de conseguir dinheiro pra mastectomia, mas continuo com toda positividade, pq simplesmente estou vivo.”
