Nati, a 17 year-old from Cordoba, Argentina, never felt like a boy. In her own words she described her feelings towards gender as being “7 Up trapped in Coke bottle”. But as of this week, Nati is no longer trapped, becoming the first minor in Argentina to have gender reassignment surgery:

The adolescent, totally supported in this decision by her parents, brothers and loved ones, was diagnosed with gender dysphoria (a profound difference between the physical gender and the gender that person feels is their own), and even though she had already received hormone treatment and breast implants, the “essential” part was still missing.

Nati had attempted suicide three times before when local judges denied her the right to surgery because she was a minor. After the surgery issued a new I.D. card reflecting her gender.

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