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Transgender Man Becomes First to Give Birth in Chile

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Transgender Man Becomes First in Chile to Give Birth

By Kamren Curiel | 04/25/2013 - 12:36 | 0 Comments

A Chilean transgender man is making headlines after being the first recorded male in Chile's history to give birth. Known as "Matias," he represents a rare instance in which a transgender man in Chile was able to keep his female genitalia, though he is legally male.

“We know that our case is a milestone, a precedent,” said Matías, who chose to keep his identity...

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Transgender Woman Wins Election, Makes History in Cuba

By Samantha Leal | 11/20/2012 - 14:05 | 0 Comments

Adela Hernandez, a transgender who lives as a woman in a central Cuban village, has won an election in a local office -- claiming the win as the "biggest victory" possible over all the "repudiation" she has encountered for the 48 years of her life, reports ...

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Self-Made Woman: A Transgender Latina Tells Her Story

By Latina Staff | 05/07/2010 - 12:30 | 14 Comments

As told to Damarys Ocaña

Sometimes I think that women don’t appreciate their bodies, themselves and their own power enough. I know, because as a transgender woman, my female body has been 15 years in the making. I’ve worked extremely hard to build what you have been born with.

As a little boy growing up...