Holding the round stone firmly in her hands, Zahra tried to control her body so as not to tremble.

Zahra Cooper was born a girl, transitioned to a boy and now wants to become a girl again.

Zahra (right) with her grandfather and Tyson.

Zahra was born in Kaitaia (New Zealand).

At school, Zahra always struggled with her sexuality.

At 14 years old, Zahra noticed unusual things about her body.

For four years, Zahra lived with discrimination from her friends.

Zahra meets with an endocrinologist who can prescribe testosterone – the first step in his journey to becoming a man.

Zahra when she transitioned to male: Photo: S.C

In December 2015, Zahra started taking testosterone.

As the physical changes began, Zahra became increasingly worried.

Eight months later, Zahra was in serious trouble.

However, there’s a problem.

Receiving Zahra’s text, Tyson thought she was joking.

Zahra wants to return after transitioning.

Statistics about transgender people are difficult.

Auckland sexual health expert Rick Franklin, one of the country’s transgender experts, said the phenomenon was very rare.

For Zahra, her main worry about transitioning back was how it would affect other transgender people, like Tyson, or turn public opinion against transitioning.

There are no pictures of `Zane`, because when Zahra decided to return, she deleted them all.

Having Zahra back also made her grandfather happier.

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