{"id":171640,"date":"2023-04-02T14:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T18:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=171640"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:12:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T18:12:21","slug":"i-dont-tell-the-men-i-date-im-transgender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/i-dont-tell-the-men-i-date-im-transgender\/","title":{"rendered":"I don\u2019t tell the men I date I\u2019m transgender"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1338833210\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>NY POST: A single woman has revealed she doesn\u2019t tell men she\u2019s transgender straight away as people are \u201ctoo judgmental\u201d \u2013 saying she likes to wait until she\u2019s sure she wants to take things further.<\/p><div id=\"antig-681328535\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Adea Danielle, 22, always felt like there was something \u201cmissing\u201d when she was growing up and at aged 16, after stumbling across a YouTube video, realized she was transgender.<\/p>\n<p>After realizing she was the \u201cwrong body\u201d, Adea told her mom and soon after began her journey to becoming a woman, including embarking on hormone therapy before undergoing gender-affirming surgery in 2021.<\/p><div id=\"antig-155795832\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/newspress-collage-26401861-1680375106098.jpg?resize=600,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/newspress-collage-26401861-1680375106098.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/newspress-collage-26401861-1680375106098.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/newspress-collage-26401861-1680375106098.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"A picture of Adea Danielle.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-modal-image=\"26403446\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Canadian influencer says she often chooses not to disclose the fact she\u2019s transgender, which is often met with backlash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071081.jpg?resize=322,403&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071081.jpg?resize=46,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 46w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071081.jpg?resize=40,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w\" alt=\"Adea Danielle has revealed she doesn\u2019t tell men she\u2019s transgender straight away as people are \u201ctoo judgmental.\u201d \" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-modal-image=\"26403335\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Adea Danielle has revealed she doesn\u2019t tell men she\u2019s transgender straight away as people are \u201ctoo judgmental.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press\/@adee.ah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite finally being comfortable in her body, the Canadian influencer \u2013 who has over 138,000 followers on Instagram \u2013 says she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/03\/trans-woman-embraces-very-lucky-new-life-and-1400-tinder-matches\/\">often chooses not to disclose the fact she\u2019s transgender<\/a>\u00a0to men, which is often met with backlash.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4144709692\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201c[People tell me] I\u2019m lying to them or that I\u2019m deceiving them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much judgment around the trans label and if a guy were to learn that I\u2019m trans before, he would make up a whole idea of how I am and how I must act.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4156179713\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26403339\"><\/button><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26403339\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 866w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=150,151&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=298,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 298w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=768,773&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=106,107&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 106w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=92,93&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 92w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=71,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 71w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=56,56&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 56w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=200,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=231,233&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=322,324&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=58,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 58w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=96,96&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 96w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071095.jpg?resize=50,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"A picture of Adea Danielle before transitioning.\" width=\"866\" height=\"872\" data-modal-image=\"26403339\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A picture of Adea Danielle before transitioning.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press\/@adee.ah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26403397\"><\/button><img 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=300,375&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=150,188&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=131,164&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 131w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=125,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 125w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=104,130&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 104w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=165,206&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 165w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=86,107&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 86w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=74,93&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 74w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=57,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 57w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=45,56&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 45w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=160,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 160w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=231,289&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=322,403&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=46,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 46w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071093.jpg?resize=40,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w\" alt=\"Pictured: Adea Danielle in hospital for surgery. \" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-modal-image=\"26403397\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Adea Danielle began her journey to becoming a woman, including embarking on hormone therapy before undergoing gender-affirming surgery in 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press\/@adee.ah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI want him to get to know me \u2013 so I just tell them when I\u2019m interested and when I want to take things further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adea explained\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/28\/i-was-excited-for-a-first-date-i-ended-up-in-a-wheelchair\/\">it\u2019s common when dating not to disclose<\/a>\u00a0your full past until the relationship has developed.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3889759657\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my past and you\u2019re not going to meet someone and tell them everything that happened in your past,\u201d she said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1103424077\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201c[Online] guys often comment \u2018Oh you\u2019re lying to men\u2019 but then how can they say\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/07\/he-stuck-by-his-man-and-married-weeks-after-he-came-out-as-trans\/\">I\u2019m lying if I present myself as a woman?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re basically saying I\u2019m a man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Growing up, Adea recalls dressing in her mum\u2019s clothes and wanting to play with her sister\u2019s toys and believes her family knew she was \u201cdifferent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While her mum was very accepting, her dad wasn\u2019t on board at first \u2013 but she said now, he\u2019s her biggest supporter.<\/p>\n<p>Adea also believes not much is known about transgender people outside of the community, saying it\u2019s often thought that people \u201cwake up\u201d and decide their gender \u2013 when in fact, it\u2019s not a choice.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Adea hit the headlines after revealing the complications she suffered after undergoing Brazilian butt lift (BBL) surgery.<\/p>\n<p>She claims that the pain left her feeling like she was being \u201cburned alive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Adea has also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/29\/utah-gov-spencer-cox-signs-gender-affirming-surgery-on-minors-ban-into-law\/\">undergone gender-affirming surgery,<\/a>\u00a0which while she said she\u2019s glad 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071091.jpg?resize=160,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 160w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071091.jpg?resize=231,289&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071091.jpg?resize=322,403&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071091.jpg?resize=46,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 46w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071091.jpg?resize=40,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w\" alt=\"A picture of Adea Danielle.\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-modal-image=\"26403358\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u201cI want him to get to know me \u2013 so I just tell them when I\u2019m interested and when I want to take things further,\u201d Adea Danielle said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press\/@adee.ah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was so intense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also had an issue with the function of her new vagina, which has since been corrected, but it caused her to struggle emotionally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a really difficult time for me because I went from having something in between my legs that I hated to this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would never touch it and disconnected with that area [of my body].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adea feels it is important to share her story and has garnered immense support online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started transitioning, one of my biggest fears was the judgment that I would get walking into the community,\u201d she revealed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009071088.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in 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everyone out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConcentrate on yourself and focus on where you were in the past [compared to now] and not where others are.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-2766938949\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, 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