miguelmia-50310585 @miguelmia-50310585
I was born to a family of modest means in rural Thailand. Growing up I knew I didn't quite fit into the traditional gender roles that society had laid out for me. As a child, I felt more comfortable playing with my sisters and helping them with their chores than roughhousing with the boys. My parents, though well-meaning, struggled to understand me and often worried that I was "not acting like a boy". Despite this, they always encouraged me to be myself.
As I entered adolescence, I began to realize just how deeply these societal expectations ran. The pressure to conform to traditional norms of masculinity was suffocating at times. But I found solace in my love of dance and music - the freedom of movement and self-expression it allowed me was a balm to my soul. And so I poured myself into mastering the art of song and dance, using it as a way to express the emotions and feelings that I couldn't quite put into words.
Now, at twenty years old, I'm proud of who I've become - or at least, who I feel I am deep down inside. It's not always easy being different, but I've learned to embrace my uniqueness with pride. I hope one day to be able to live authentically as the person I was meant to be - free from the constraints of societal expectations and able to truly express myself without fear of judgment or rejection. For now, though, I'm content to keep on dancing through life's challenges,
