Grade 11, Sakha Kids
There is a boy named Aphiwe who lives in Johannesburg with both his parents. Aphiwe is the kind of person that doesn’t have interest in girls. He is only interested in boys, and he wants to change his gender identity to a girl. His parents do not know, and it would be bad news for his dad as he is proud that he has a son. When Aphiwe goes to school he carries a school dress in his bag so that when he arrives at school he can change and wear a school dress.
Most of the boys at school don’t like him, and they always call him names and say that he is a gay, or say bad things about him, like he will sexually abuse them. They always treat him badly in class, calling him names that he doesn’t like, so that he ends up complaining to the teachers, who try to speak with the learners about it.
After a while of hiding it from his parents, they ended up knowing what kind of a person Aphiwe is. Aphiwe’s father was very angry when he found out. He thought Aphiwe was his son, but now he wanted Aphiwe to change. He beat Aphiwe all night, trying to make him the son he wanted. But Aphiwe refused to change who he was. His parents eventually let him be what he wants to be.
Aphiwe grows up living the way he is, and he is also caring to other people, motivating or encouraging them to be who they want to be and live their life the way they want.