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Vietnam brothers’ journey to become trans women faces violence before finding happiness
- Father acknowledges that at first he thought punishment would dissuade elder son from pursuing transition to woman
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A father in Vietnam who reacted violently when his two sons told him they wanted to become his daughters has been persuaded by his wife to accept the decision of their children.
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Despite their father’s initial fierce opposition, former brothers Nguyen Van Nga and Nguyen Van Chau, from the southern city of Ho Chi Minh, are now living happily as sisters.
The elder sibling, 36-year-old Nga enjoyed wearing dresses and playing with dolls when he was a child, according to the Vietnamese news website Kenh14.
As he grew older, he realised his psychological gender was not that of a man and told his family he wanted to become a woman.
Their father, Ngoc, was furious.
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