Ahuan: First, I don't want my mother to know that I am still insisting on being a woman because she is now in the late stages of cancer, and I'm afraid she won't be able to bear the shock if she finds out. Second, I can't choose my own lifestyle or live according to my own ideas, and my father is also against it. "If I become a woman, my father will immediately cut off relations with me."
Ahuan: In middle school, I was often bullied by male classmates who said I liked playing with girls and brought shame to males. The most vivid memory was when more than half of the boys in the class surrounded me, holding table tennis paddles and saying, "We'll chop you!" I was very scared. Finally, the female classmates protected me and escorted me home.
Ahuan is a man, 29 years old, but since he was 6 years old, he has dreamed of becoming a woman. On the night of Qixi Festival, he secretly ran from Wuhan to Hefei without telling his mother who was in the late stages of cancer, saying that he wanted to relax with local "sisters" here, and if possible, he would choose to have breast augmentation surgery in Hefei. On the afternoon of August 7, Ahuan swallowed 400 estrogen pills, "I can only feel like a woman through taking medicine." He told reporters that he didn't want to hurt his sick mother again, but he would continue down the path of becoming a woman.
On the afternoon of August 7, after receiving a reader's hotline call, the reporter immediately went to the scene and saw a man and a woman chatting beside the grass. The man was about 1.75 meters tall, overweight, with heavy body hair, while the woman looked relatively pretty, though her behavior was somewhat strange.
Experience: Wearing women's clothes in public, classmates ignored me.
Ahuan: I want to call for more people to pay attention to the TS (transsexualism) group because we are a disadvantaged group in society. We hope to get help and care, not be discriminated against by society, and gain recognition. Do you know? Some sisters really want to go home during the Spring Festival, but they can't because if their families find out about their situation, their parents will cut off ties with them.
Reporter: Why do you take so much estrogen?
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Ahuan: I came to Hefei on the evening of Qixi Festival because I was particularly upset. I have a TS sister here in Hefei, so I came over to relax.
Reporter: When did you first wear women's clothes in public?
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Reporter: When did you come to Hefei? Why did you choose Hefei?
Seeing the reporter, encouraged by Huana, Ahuan straightforwardly said: "I want to become a woman, and I hope that everyone does not discriminate against us TS (transsexualism English abbreviation) group."
Reporter: What do you hope society can do for you?
Reporter: When did you start wanting to have gender reassignment surgery?
Ahuan: I used to work in sales, specifically selling sanitary napkins, intermittently doing it for five years. But I'm good at makeup and want to work in cosmetics, but they all refused me because I'm not a woman, making thick lips thinner. I think I have a natural talent for women's intuition, and I was born to be a woman.
Reporter: At your age, hasn't anyone introduced you to a girlfriend at home?
"Is this the Morning Post Hotline? My friend came from Wuhan to Hefei, bought three bottles of ethinyl estradiol at 15:18, each bottle containing 100 tablets, and prepared a bottle of soy isoflavone estrogen (100 tablets). After buying the medicine, he drank it with mineral water right there. Now he is on the lawn opposite the Walmart Supermarket on Changjiang East Road. Can you come and see him?"
Feelings: Had a girlfriend once, but had no feelings for women.
After understanding, the man's name is Ahuan, 29 years old, graduated from a university in Wuhan in 2005. The woman is called Huana, a man who has undergone gender reassignment surgery. She named herself Huana, meaning to restore her daughterhood. According to her, she and Ahuan are "sisters."
Because of his gender orientation, Ahuan frequently encountered setbacks when job hunting after graduation. His favorite and most proficient field, the cosmetics industry, repeatedly rejected him either because he was a man or due to his feminine tendencies. In 2006, Ahuan's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer (his parents divorced in 2002, and he stayed with his mother), leaving the family in dire straits. Unable to escape the enormous psychological difficulties caused by his gender issues, he has always insisted on becoming a woman.
Ahuan: Definitely yes, others introduced a few, but I had no feelings for them. Then I told them my thoughts about becoming a woman, and naturally broke up.
Reporter: How were your relationships with classmates during school?
Regardless of whether the light ahead is red or green, Ahuan insists on walking the path of becoming a woman.
The reporter feared that after taking the medicine, he might feel unwell, so he kept urging him to go to the hospital quickly. However, Ahuan insisted that taking so many pills was just to experience the feeling of being a woman. Helpless, the reporter could only let Ahuan's friend Huana take good care of him.
Reporter: What difficulties do you face now?
Reporter: What kind of work have you done before?
Ahuan: Because I don't have money for breast augmentation surgery, I can only feel like a woman through taking medicine, especially the sensation of breast swelling, which is also a way to vent my emotions. In order to become a woman and for society to accept us, I will continue without hesitation.
Ahuan: At the age of 22, I told my mom my thoughts. But I am her only son, so initially she couldn't accept it and cried a lot. But later, she realized she couldn't change it and has accepted it now. However, other relatives still cannot accept it.
Explanation: Taking medicine is just to experience the feeling of being a woman.
Ahuan: At the age of 19.
Ahuan: During the second year of college, I wore women's clothing in public. Female jeans, short white tops, a female handbag, long hair. On the road, except for the team leader, the classmates ignored me.
Later, it was understood that the man's name was Ahuan, 29 years old, graduated from a certain university in Wuhan in 2005. The woman's name was Huana, a man who had undergone gender reassignment surgery. She named herself Huana, implying regaining her femininity. According to her, she and Ahuan were "sister" relationships.
Due to his gender orientation, Ahuan frequently faced setbacks in job hunting after graduation. The cosmetics industry, where he was most passionate and skilled, repeatedly rejected him either because he was male or due to his feminine tendencies. In 2006, Ahuan's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer (his parents divorced in 2002, and he lived with his mother), leaving the family in dire straits. He couldn't escape the immense psychological difficulties brought on by his gender issues and continued to insist on becoming a woman.
Ahuan: Of course, some people introduced me to a few girlfriends, but I had absolutely no feelings for them. Then I told them about my desire to become a woman, and naturally, we broke up.
Reporter: How were your relationships with classmates during school?
Ahuan: At the age of 7. I secretly wore my mother's skirt, remembering it was pale pink, and felt particularly comfortable. My mother often liked to tie ribbons in my hair, and she always regretted not having a girl. Sometimes she braided my hair, and I loved having braids. I was afraid classmates would undo my braids, so I always wore a hat. Later, I often wore women's clothing at home or when attending gatherings with TS companions.
Reporter: When did you realize you wanted to be a girl?
Ahuan: At the age of 6. While shopping with my mother, I saw children's clothing for girls and thought it was especially beautiful and familiar, feeling that it should be worn on myself. But my mother wouldn't buy it for me, which was the first time I had a concept of gender.
Expectation: To have a family and children as a woman.
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A 29-year-old man swallowed 400 estrogen pills.
Ahuan explained that since childhood, he followed his mother shopping, and whenever he saw women's clothing in stores, he felt an immediate connection. His mother, a middle school teacher, always praised girls for being well-behaved and continuously encouraged him to play with girls and be a gentle child who doesn't fight. From the time he could remember, Ahuan increasingly inclined toward being a girl. He often felt that he was supposed to be a girl, and it was just a joke played by fate.