“When I was 11, I realized that I was rejecting my own body because deep down I felt the opposite sex. I knew I was a girl, but inside me it was screaming: ‘I want to be a boy!’ This feeling was so strong as if it was telling me ‘I AM A BOY!’ I started living as a boy, acting like a boy, dressing like a boy and being interested in girls. The transformation in consciousness triggered strong emotions in me because I didn’t know then what I know now and how to deal with my situation. I couldn’t talk to anyone about it, I thought there was something wrong with me. I was ashamed of my feelings. I had no control over myself. The inner conflict took on an extreme dynamic and intensified over the years.

In puberty, I began to lead a double life: at home I was a girl, outside the family I was a boy. I gave myself a name: Jeremy! The burden of my double life became ever greater. Nowhere, neither privately nor professionally, could I admit how I think, how I feel, how I am. I didn’t have any sexual experiences back then because I couldn’t get close to anyone due to my gender issues. It wasn’t until I was 20 that I entered into a close relationship with a woman.