For Transgender, Cross-Dressing Argentine Girl Sign of Hope

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For Transgender, Cross-Dressing Argentine Girl Sign of Hope

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/transgender-cross-dressing-argentine-girl-sign-hope-34953581

ABC News/By peter prengaman, associated press·MERLO, Argentina — Nov 4, 2015, 12:51 AM ET

"Luana grabs her sparkly blue dress with one hand and spins, using her other hand as a guide while a strand of tulle floats around her body.

The 8-year-old has long brown curls, gold butterfly earrings and an amulet with a princess hanging from her neck.

"I love it when my hair does this," she said, shaking her head as her hair flutters. "And I love dresses."

Luana had to fight to be a girl. She was born a boy, and struggled with a world that insisted that was what she must be. Then, in 2013, she became the youngest person to take advantage of an Argentine law that allows people to identify their own gender for legal purposes."