From Superhero To Supermodelhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/from-superhero-to-supermodel_55e47f62e4b0aec9f353ead3?utm_hp_ref=transgenderThe Huffington Post/The Pulitzer CenterBy Julia Boccagno Posted: 08/31/2015 01:20 PM EDT | Edited: 3 hours ago
"As a naïve kindergartener, Kritchaya "Lolita" Boonhor—now 24—dreamed of the day she could become a superhero. And, in a sense, she has become one, particularly to the thousands of people who struggle to accept their true gender identity.
Boonhor knows the struggle because she has lived it. Throughout her childhood and adolescence, friends and family members mocked and targeted her for not conforming to the male prototype. Instead of partaking in rambunctious physical activities, such as sports, Boonhor found solitude in more reserved activities, like painting and drawing.
"Can you just be a boy for one day?" her father asked."
