Access to Life

From the time she was little, Ana Maria, 22, felt more like a girl than a boy. The dual fear of being transgender and infected kept her away from her family and took away her will to live.
Eli Reed / Magnum

Patient: Ana Maria Quispé
Peru
From the time she was little, Ana Maria, 22, felt more like a girl than a boy. The dual fear of being transgender and infected kept her away from her family and took away her will to live.

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