It is a lonely kind of existence in many ways—not only having to live with a body that’s so uniquely different, but it makes for a very confusing puberty right at the time when everything changes and you are supposed to be figuring out who and what you are.
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I’m 20 years old. I am intersex and I was born in the interior of the Brazilian northeast. Although I was born in the capital, I lived my childhood and adolescence in the countryside and since it’s a small town, everyone wants to know about everyone else’s life.
Tenho 20 anos. Sou Intersexo e nascido no interior do nordeste brasileiro, apesar de ter nascido nacapital, passei minha infância e adolescência no interior. Essa cidade em que morei era pequena e todos queriam saber da vida de todos.
From the day I was born, they said I’m different and rare. They said I should hide what is under my clothes at all costs. They said I am a mixed gender.