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Young and trans in Chile

The conservative country may be warming to gender rights, but transgender children still have to forge their own path for recognition

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by Kelly Gonsalves
October 4, 2017

Selenna (center) and fellow transgender friend Mathilda (right).

(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)In socially conservative Chile, life for transgender people can be an uphill battle. The Chilean government has historically been slow to pass progressive measures — i

Luna, a transgender girl, and her dog rest on her bed in Santiago, Chile.

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Luna and her mother.

(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)Monica Flores' 6-year-old daughter, Luna, is also transgender, but her official records list her as a boy. It was a fact the Chilean mother didn't think could be chang

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Selenna (right) plays at a museum with other transgender girls.

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A transgender woman stands with younger transgender girls at a Gay Pride march in Santiago.

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Selenna (right) and a friend twirl in traditional Chilean dance costumes.

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Selenna (left) plays cards with her transgender friends.

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Chihiro, a 10-year-old transgender boy.

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Angela, a transgender girl, and her family.

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Selenna (center right) and other transgender girls march at a Gay Pride parade in Santiago.

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Materials from a children's workshop on gender identity in Santiago.

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Selenna rocks a giraffe costume at a dance party.

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Mathilda, 6.

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