{"id":21354,"date":"2017-02-23T15:54:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=21354"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:54:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:54:07","slug":"becoming-nicki-a-girls-journey-to-navigate-the-lgbt-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/becoming-nicki-a-girls-journey-to-navigate-the-lgbt-community","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Nicki: A girl\u2019s journey to navigate the LGBT community"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>\u00a0The LGBT History Month has highlighted the\u00a0importance of a community. So how is life like as a transgender girl studying in Cardiff?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21359\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/lgbt-cardiff-community.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/lgbt-cardiff-community.jpg 594w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/lgbt-cardiff-community-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/lgbt-cardiff-community-500x267.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/lgbt-cardiff-community.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/lgbt-cardiff-community.jpg 594w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/lgbt-cardiff-community-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/lgbt-cardiff-community-500x267.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/noscript> Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people are all part of the LGBT community. \u00a9Sysomos.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mornings were always the worst for Nicki. She hurried up, avoided the mirror and began to cover her face with lots of make-up. When the make-up was on, she finally felt like herself.<\/p>\n<p>To the world Nicki is a 25-year-old girl studying at Cardiff University. But to Nicki, being a girl has been a yearlong journey. The thing is: Nicki was born a boy and her name was Nick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the worst to wake up and not feel like yourself. That\u2019s why I always put make-up on, even though people ridiculed me for that reason. Too little make-up and people would stare. Too much make-up and people would stare. They stared at me no matter what,\u201d says Nicki.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until she was 6 years old that Nicki started thinking about being a girl.<\/p>\n<p>It all started one day in her after school club when she was painting her nails with one of her friends and a boy came up to the table. The boy leaned over, took the nail polish and rushed away while shouting at Nicki that she wasn\u2019t a real girl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose words changed everything for me. I\u2019ve never thought about gender until that moment. But after that I couldn\u2019t go back. From that moment, I knew that I was a girl trapped inside a boy\u2019s body,\u201d says Nicki.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21475\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-140x300.jpeg 140w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-477x1024.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-768x1647.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-716x1536.jpeg 716w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-500x1073.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21475\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-140x300.jpeg 140w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-477x1024.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-768x1647.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-716x1536.jpeg 716w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20485497_ef6b726453834f99b7f1613371ea3160b45446a7-2-500x1073.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>People whose gender identity doesn\u2019t correspond to their biological sex assigned at birth are called transgender. In the UK alone, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gires.org.uk\/\">GIRES<\/a> estimates that between 300,000 to 500,000 people identify as transgender \u2013 just like Nicki. But it is one thing to know that you\u2019re transgender and another to decide to come out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say the exact number, as not everyone who identifies themselves as transgender wishes to come out. A lot of surveys don\u2019t give you the opportunity to identify yourself as transgender either,\u201d says Jake from the organisation LGBTUK.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until Nicki was 18 years old that she decided to finally tell her parents. Her mom supported her, but her dad didn\u2019t. Ultimately, this led to her moving out and into her own place in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a conflicting time in my life. I was very lonely, as I had no one to confide in. At the same time, it was one of the happiest times of my life. Finally, I didn\u2019t have to pretend to be a boy anymore. I could be the girl, I always dreamt of being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After only a couple of months of living alone, Nicki decided that she wanted to both feel <em>and<\/em> look like a girl. She was tired of not being able to be the person she felt like on the inside.<\/p>\n<p>It took five years but then Nick had become Nicki \u2013 both inside and out. But this didn\u2019t solve all of Nicki\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21461\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"2284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-105x300.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-359x1024.jpeg 359w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-768x2193.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-538x1536.jpeg 538w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-717x2048.jpeg 717w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-500x1428.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21461\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"2284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-105x300.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-359x1024.jpeg 359w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-768x2193.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-538x1536.jpeg 538w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-717x2048.jpeg 717w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/new-piktochart_20487695_a7be21f212422e676ac8f1eb8cc0cab481c60bd3-500x1428.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\u201cWhen I began to transition, I was extremely lonely. And I definitely thought about ending my life. But then I joined support groups at the university and one outside of the university. This way I\u2019ve found a lot of new friends in the same situation as myself. Without the support groups, I can assure you, that I wouldn\u2019t be here today,\u201d says Nicki.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Nicki\u2019s story is similar to that of a lot of other transgender people. Statistics show that <a href=\"http:\/\/buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk\/2016\/12\/statistics-transgender-uk\/\">59 %<\/a> of the transgender youth in the UK have hurt themselves deliberately, while <a href=\"http:\/\/buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk\/2016\/12\/statistics-transgender-uk\/\">81 %<\/a> transgender people in the UK have been abused either physically or verbally.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily there are many support groups for LGBT people that can help people through the challenges associated with being lesbian, gay, bi or transgender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very difficult for most people in the LGBT community to share who they really are with the world. Many of those who come to our support meetings are feeling worthless and lonely. But at the meetings they find others going through exactly the same. It\u2019s been a life saver for many people, and I encourage everyone to find a place where they can go,\u201d says Lisa from the organisation LGBT Community Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation LGBTUK has the same experience:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people from the LGBT community say that support groups have saved their life. Some people are not talking to their families, and it can become very isolating for them. The meetings help them to understand who they are, and why they don\u2019t have to be ashamed of who they really are,\u201d says Jake from LGBTUK.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 8px 0;font-family: Arial!important;font-size: 13px!important;line-height: 15px!important;text-align: center;border-top: 1px solid #dadada;margin: 0 30px\"><a style=\"color: #989898!important;text-decoration: none!important\" href=\"https:\/\/infogr.am\/lgbt_rights_around_the_world_homosexual_activity_and_gender_change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">LGBT Rights around the world: Homosexual activity and gender change<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #989898!important;text-decoration: none!important\" href=\"https:\/\/infogr.am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Create your own infographics<\/a><\/div>\n<p>But the struggle of being a LGBT person isn\u2019t only personal it is also political. Reality is that the LGBT community continues to live in fear of prosecution across the world. For example, 72 countries still have laws against gay sex, whereas it\u2019s punishable by death in 13 countries.<\/p>\n<p>However, in many countries, transgender people are getting more recognition and rights year after year. The UK has legalised same-sex marriage, and since 2005 it has also been legal to change gender. And last year was a pivotal year for transgender people in the UK, as <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2015\/tv\/news\/bruce-jenner-transgender-confirmed-gender-transition-diane-sawyer-interview-1201479459\/\">public figures<\/a> came out, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2015\/12\/16\/shadow-minister-cat-smith-trans-prisoner-testicles-bleach_n_8816820.html?utm_hp_ref=transbritain\">political inquiry<\/a>\u00a0was made and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/our-work\/campaigns\/trans-equality\">Stonewall<\/a> made a decision to support the transgender community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a positive change in the legal rights for the LGBT community in the UK \u2013 and in the world. However, there is still a lot to fight for. It is still an extremely tough battle to get legal gender recognition in the UK,\u201d says Jake from LGBTUK.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, for most people being transgender includes a lot of challenges. There are the personal challenges when dealing with your identity and coming out. And then there are the political challenges of being recognised.<\/p>\n<p>But today Nicki is happy about who she is and she doesn\u2019t regret a thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing transgender both ruined and saved my life at the same time. I\u2019ve lost a lot of friends and family members along the way. But I\u2019m happy that I live in the UK, so I have the ability to be authentic to who I am and can express my true self legally. I am happy with who I am today, and I don\u2019t feel ashamed anymore. That\u2019s the most important thing in my opinion,\u201d says Nicki.<\/p>\n<p>(Nicki\u2019s name has been changed to protect her privacy)<\/p>\n<p><strong>LGBT explained in 60 seconds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scroll and click on the calendar\u00a0to\u00a0explore LGBT events in Cardiff and Bristol<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered about the LGBT community? 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