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From manly to MUMMY

Nicole Louw, 32

Taking a deep breath, I pressed ‘Send’ on my Facebook update.

Moments later, ‘likes’ streamed in and comments appeared.

Good for you!

So proud!

It was August 2013, and I was finally telling the world my secret – I was a woman.

You see, I was born into a male body. But even from a young age, I knew I wasn’t supposed to be Terrance, as Mum had christened me.

Inside, I knew that I was female but, for years, I’d tried to suppress my true self.

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