https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/world/americas/Honduras-transgender-rights.html
A transgender woman at the headquarters of Arcoíris, an association that works for L.G.B.T. rights, in Honduras.
As Old Murder Case Takes On New Life, Some Transgender People Dare Hope
A transgender woman at the headquarters of Arcoíris, an association that works for L.G.B.T. rights, in Honduras.Credit.
By Frances Robles
April 29, 2021
In a region where experts put the life expectancy for transgender women at only 30 to 35 years, Vicky Hernández didn’t make it even that long.
Ms. Hernández was 26 when she was found shot in the eye on a Honduras street, a slug of unknown caliber and a used condom beside her body.
Growing up as identical twins, Mayla Rezende (L) and Sofia Albuquerck (R) always did everything together, and their decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery is no exception. (Photo by AFP/Mayla Rezende/Sofia Albuquerck via Getty Images)
Identical trans twins Mayla Rezende and Sofia Albuquerck have shared their heartwarming story after they both made the transition they long dreamed of together.
The 19-year-old twins, who grew up in a small town in southeastern Brazil, underwent gender affirmation surgery together in what their doctor calls a world first.
The five-hour-long surgery was performed on the twins just a day apart by Dr Jose Carlos Martins of the Transgender Center Brazil, a clinic in the southeastern city of Blumenau.