In the modern society where one is able to bring his or her voice to the other side of the globe on the click of a button; some people make transformative narratives and start struggling for change. Clara Sorrenti more commonly referred to as Keffals is another such person called himself. Keffals’ history prior to transitioning through surgery is a struggle for restoration and identification and an indomitable world for change in Justice for transgenders.

Early Life and Self-Discovery

It started with evolving onset puberty experiences that have made most transgenders struggle throughout their young age, and this was when Keffals was growing up in Canada. Transcending the gender binary in a world that sometimes seems to not even acknowledge the existence of transgender individuals is rather a challenge. For Keffals, the journey started with the feeling of gender dysphoria, that is, the fact that she was assigned a male gender at birth, but it did not make her feel like she belongs to this gender at all.

Keffals as a child may have felt lonely and confused because she knew she was somehow different but the ability to understand these feelings and express them was still underdevelopment. It is for this reason that she easily overcame all the numerous barriers and challenges that come with being a trans woman and fought for her right to live as she is. The process of finding oneself can never be compared to a straight line and for Keffalas it includes self-reflection, acquiring of knowledge and the ability to stand up for oneself. Accepting her as a woman, meant not only overcoming the fears inside her, but the prejudices and misconceptions of the entire society.

Own voice has two aspects: one is Accepting Authenticity while the second is Coping with Adversity. 

 While starting to fully accept herself as a trans woman Keffals made her experiences publicly visible and promoted the topic of trans women’s rights as well. That is a pros and cons situation; On one hand she was able to touch and influence the lives of so many people in the society and in the LGBTQ community in specific, on the other hand she faced a lot of harassment and discrimination. 

 

 In the past, Keffals also experienced constant harassment and stalking, threats and privacy violations in the form of doxxing and swatting prior to her surgery. These attacks were not only at the individual level but also as a representative of the general hostility that is directed towards the transgender community both offline and online. 

  

Gender affirming surgery as a subject gains its importance from the necessity to accept and embrace people of non-binary gender. 

More often than not, the trans-surgical procedure is a crucial procedure for many transgenders because it creates bodily harmony with the gender preferred by the patient. This procedure, however is not superficial; it is a transformation and an individual process of becoming and healing. In Keffals’s case, switching to female would have been motivated by the need to have physical matching and, therefore, feel right in the own skin. 

Advocacy and Community Impact 

 Prior to receiving the surgery, all Keffals were not only able to let people know about her own experience but also to fight for more extensive changes in society. Some of the matters she touched on included health care, rights of trans people and their acceptance in society. She was able to bring the Micro level to the Macro level and show viewers, including the policymakers, the human side of the data. Her activism was not only limited to sharing her testimonies; she voted, protested against discrimination, and demanded for people’s rights and self-identifications.  

 Onward with strength and vision

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 Keffal’s experience prior to the surgery is very representative of many of the transgender individuals’ lives. This is the story of a woman who dared to fight for her life and the life of others like her, who did not retreat from her dreams to be who she was meant to be and there is an ongoing struggle for a better world, acceptance and understanding. 

 Conclusion 

 This is quite evident from Keffals’ pre-surgery journey that has captured a rich story of transformation, strength and advocacy. Such stories illustrate the need for kindness, understanding, and inclusion as necessary constituents of any society and efforts for changing both Macro and meso perspectives that hinder people from being true to themselves and without fear of facing consequences. Thus, Keffals keeps being an influential advocate of the transgender people and other individuals who face discrimination in order to be themselves and promote change.