A WOMAN who used to be a man and found herself homeless, jobless and humiliated is now in treatment to become a man again.

Adriana was born in Madrid but grew up in Valencia after being adopted.

She says whenever she applies for a job and has to show her national identity card – which has her birth name, Juan Daniel Turuelo, on it – she is immediately out of the running because of the ‘media pressure’ the companies claim they would suffer.

In March 2010, she and her mother were left homeless and jobless as a result of the recession, and were offered shared rooms in a shelter by Valencia city council.

However, Adriana was forced to sleep in the men’s dormitory and use the gents’ bathroom, which she and her mother found distressing and humiliating.

Deciding they would rather sleep on the street than put up with the situation, they travelled to Madrid but, being unable to get help because of difficulties in registering Adriana on the census, they returned to Valencia in June of the same year.

As a result of their ordeal, Adriana has finally decided to go back to being a man so that the name on her DNI card matches her gender.

“This has been the hardest stage of my life, having to go back to being a man because nobody would give me a chance as a woman – I’ve even had to change my profile on social network sites,” reveals Adriana, who is now halfway to becoming Juan Daniel again.

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