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Trans activist: “the most important thing is to work for an inclusive society”

December 12, 2016 by Staff News Writer

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22-year-old Victoria Rovira was born as a man, but she didn’t identify with that gender. After many years of struggling and learning how to know herself, she became a “trans” activist.

She was a victim of rape and faces discrimination almost every day: from those who think she is a sex worker to those who have denied her job opportunities just because she is a transgender woman.

But Victoria thinks that people should not be differentiated by “what they have between their legs” and the most important thing is to work for an inclusive society.

crhoy.com

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