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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Self-acclaimed Ghana\u2019s finest transgender, Angel Maxine, has revealed she was motivated by her inner feelings to be accepted by society as a woman.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, everything about her did not look like a man, from her walking, talking and greeting, there was nothing that showed she was a man but a woman.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO: <strong>NPP is the most credible party in Ghana \u2013 Deputy Chief of Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided to change from a man to a woman because I felt like doing it. I wanted to be loved as a female. It got to a time I couldn\u2019t even mingle with my peers because I felt I wasn\u2019t welcomed and the only thing to do was to transform,\u201d he told Accra-based Okay FM, monitored by <strong>adomonline.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old transgender said way back in school she loved to dress like a woman but would do so in her room.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: <strong>Bobrisky undergoes \u201cbum and breast\u201d surgery in Dubai<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sexy Lagazine\u2019, as she is popularly known, added that she was a great stage performer in school days.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the decision to come out of her shell started last year after she dressed like a female, applied makeup and joined her friends for a programme.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell Okyere Opoku, [his male name] added the bold step of transformation did not sit well with his parents who had to take her to prayer camps for prayers of mind renewal.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: <strong>Giving my award to Stonebwoy was not only for love but for business \u2013 Shatta Wale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cInitially my parents didn\u2019t understand me. My mother, who is even a prophetess, prayed for me and took me to several prayer camps to have me change my mind because she thought I was under the influence of the devil,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>To her, she wants society to accept her for who she is.<\/p>\n<p>Her mother, Araba Forson, who said she has no other option than to accept his son\u2019s decision despite many prayers, recounted her condemnation and rejection from friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the mother below<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"260px\" src=\"https:\/\/clip.afrad.io\/?clipId=Y9aHcpT6X3QapZp8E\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cIt is very painful because every good mother wants the best for their children but I have to accept it. I have gone through a lot of rejection from family but he is my son and I can\u2019t reject him. I love him and I accept his decision,\u201d she said soberly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-acclaimed Ghana\u2019s finest transgender, Angel Maxine, has revealed she was motivated by her inner feelings to be accepted by society as a woman. According to her, everything about her did not look like a man, from her walking, talking and greeting, there was nothing that showed she was a man but a woman. 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