Sharing some love this October: celebrate Awareness Month
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October 11, 2:11 AM
by Halle Miroglotta, Loyola University Examiner
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Have you ever heard of Parinya Charoenphol?
Few people have more interesting "used-to-be" lists than Parinya-- hers includes Buddhist monk, Muay Thai (Thai boxer), model, actor, and man.
As a boy growing up in Thailand, Parinya was aware of her gender-identity. She began training as a boxer in order to pay for a sex-change operation.
(If that intro doesn't grab you, few things will. Keep reading).