People whose gender identity doesn’t match with that assigned to them at birth say they often feel misunderstood and their voices unheard.
CNN asked transgendered, transsexual or questioning individuals to put a message they would like others to know about them on a sign, and to take a self-portrait holding it up. What resulted was an eye-opening look into the challenges transgender individuals face in their daily lives.
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