{"id":613,"date":"2013-12-06T15:31:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T14:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/blogs\/english\/?p=613"},"modified":"2013-12-06T15:31:19","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T14:31:19","slug":"a-woman-trapped-into-a-mans-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/a-woman-trapped-into-a-mans-body\/","title":{"rendered":"A woman trapped into a man\u2019s body"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trans-sexuality, unlike the common belief, is not a \u2018trend\u2019 or a chosen lifestyle. In fact, it is scientifically proven, with an unusually-high amount of female hormones for men and vice versa for women. Maya opens up about \u2018her\u2019 life.<\/strong>-By Joanna Nganda<\/em><\/p>\n

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Maya<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/em>When did you find out your trans-sexuality?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was very young; I remember loving women clothes and shoes, and feeling like I should be wearing them, too. At first, I was scared of people\u2019s reaction and my first \u2018official\u2019 attempt at showing my true personality occurred in secondary school. Back then, I experienced with clear nail polish and a very light makeup. Then, I started to dare flashy colors like pink and red and I was very surprised that the school administration and my classmates did not have a bad reaction. Actually, they couldn\u2019t care less!<\/p>\n

How would you define yourself, as a trans-sexual?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, I am a woman in a man\u2019s body. I have a majority of female hormones and very few male hormones; which is the reason why I am as curvy as a woman although I don\u2019t have a chest like theirs. It\u2019s in my genes.<\/p>\n

When did you start wearing typical women clothes and hairdos?<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, I experienced with hair. At 16, I had those small braids made with threads; because they looked like dreadlocks very much and my parents were okay with it, and it was only for summer break. Then, I found the hairstyle boring and started adding some color; next I decided to go for hair extensions and finally, wigs. When I got my first wig, I was so happy! It completed me. I bought my first dress 2 years ago. I thought that I couldn\u2019t live in frustration because of the society standards. I\u2019ll be myself and the people who love me will accept me as I am. Buying that dress opened up a new world to me, I could fully dress like a woman. A friend of mine offered me a pair of high heels and I started to buy my own as well. Now, I have everything I need, literally from head to toe.<\/p>\n

Have you ever been aggressed because of your style?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, I have. I have bad memories back in fifth grade, when my male classmates assaulted me after school. They were curious to know if I was a girl or a boy; so, some of them hold my arms and legs while others undressed me. For me, that was terrible. I felt assaulted.
\nI remember another day when I was walking home from school and some men on the street put a knife on my throat\u2026somehow, I managed to get myself out of that situation. Another day I was in town, shopping near the old market, when a man noticed that I was a man and he began screaming \u201cthis is evil, the reason why \u201cisi itakimera!\u201d i.e. the soil is no longer fertile.\u201d As soon as he started shouting, a crowd of at least one hundred people started to stare at me and follow me. I realized that anything could have happened, they could have lynched me and that\u2019s why I kept walking normally until I got inside a bus, in safety.<\/p>\n

Your dressing style can be quite extravagant, how is the reaction of your family?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, there are some lines that I cannot cross by respect of my parents; I don\u2019t want to shock them. For instance, I put high-heeled shoes and dresses or skirts in a bag and I change later when I am not in the family house. Otherwise, they are used to nail polish and makeup. My father drives me to school everyday and he is used to my makeup.<\/p>\n

How is the society reacting in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s rare for people to see that I am a man; in fact, I get approached by men every time I am in nightclubs! Of course, when they get too serious I tell them right away that I am not what they think I am. When I tell people some don\u2019t believe me. All in all, people with the worst reactions are the ones who knew me when I was a child, people with whom I grew up. They look away when they see me, some greet me and later I can hear them say \u201csee, that\u2019s the one I was telling you about the other day\u201d.\u00a0 But I am not the only trans-sexual, you know. There are a few in Kamenge and Buyenzi, they can\u2019t be 100% feminine like me; but they do use makeup, etc. There are even trans-sexuality cases upcountry!<\/p>\n

Do you prefer \u2018He\u2019 or \u2018she\u2019 when addressing to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would prefer \u2018she\u2019 but I refuse such small things to upset me. It doesn\u2019t really matter which you use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trans-sexuality, unlike the common belief, is not a \u2018trend\u2019 or a chosen lifestyle. In fact, it is scientifically proven, with an unusually-high amount of female hormones for men and vice versa for women. Maya opens up about \u2018her\u2019 life.-By Joanna Nganda When did you find out your trans-sexuality? I was very young; I remember loving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[405,617],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}