Ria Cooper made headlines last year when she became Britain’s youngest sex change patient aged 17, after years of begging her family and the NHS to turn her in to a girl.
But now, having lived as a women for less than a year the 18-year has decided to change back in to a man after suffering huge mental anguish as a woman.
She has cancelled the full sex change operation that was scheduled for January and ceased the female hormone therapy that has seen her develop breasts saying that she has found the changes overwhelming and that they have made her deeply unhappy.
Although Ms Cooper underwent a thorough psychological assessment and counseling at Hull Royal Infirmary prior to starting her sex change therapy she has suffered such torment living as a women that she has tried to commit suicide twice.
She told told the Sunday Mirror: ‘The hormones have made me feel up and down. One minute I feel moody and the next minute I feel really happy.’
‘The night I tried to slash my wrists I’d downed a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and just thought about how alone I am, and how my decision has alienated my family and how I will have to become a boy again to resolve it.’
Born a male called Brad, Ms Cooper began dressing as a girl aged 12, and at 15-years-old begged doctors to help her become a woman.
But she has failed to find happiness as a female, even admitting to dabbling in prostitution in an attempt to counteract the loneliness she felt .
Ms Cooper also says the hormone injections left her with extreme emotions and a high sex drive, but that she can not find the love she craves with either sex.
She believes she will have better luck in love as a ‘trendy’ gay man, and that returning to being a male will help heal the damaged relationships with her family.
‘I don’t want to live in isolation, away from everyone I love. This is the only way forward. I just want to be happy and this is my last chance.’
Tranzi
November 1, 2012 at 2:23 am
we have our own transsexuals in Zambia this is not news. There is one heshe who hangs around arcades shopping complex. But our poor tranzi’s cannot afford the expensive sex change operations
kakolwe
November 1, 2012 at 5:02 am
Emotional therapies or councelling do not forestall the negativities enshrined in the consequencies of our decissions. Thus 1 has to dance to the tunes of what they decide. I see this person commiting suicide even after ‘boying’ itself again. Its like she’s left humanity behind.
Isoka
November 1, 2012 at 5:18 am
Foolish adventure let’s hope no true Zambian would fall in such a foolish trap let’s believe in the sex bestowed on us by our loving God
patricia
November 1, 2012 at 7:58 am
Madness of the highest order.
mali
November 1, 2012 at 9:12 am
Not surprising, those are un-Godly idiots, so never waste much time on them. just how could a normal person change into something else.
atase ifyabupuba.
Dr Phil
November 1, 2012 at 9:31 am
this is rubbish and we will not accept such in zambia. the problem is that people like Janet C will start supporting this. What a shame.
Dr Phil
November 1, 2012 at 9:33 am
this is rubbish and we will not accept such in zambia. the problem is that people like Janet C will start supporting this. What a shame!!!!!
Joe
November 1, 2012 at 9:59 am
Ok,here it isnt;
Barotse diaspora
November 1, 2012 at 11:35 am
Wayback around the globe another sex change occured ,where a famale turned to a male.he faced a number of challenges such as men refused to use the gents toilet togather and showers bcoz they believed agony and embarassed to see them naked. And the same sex changer was denied entree in men’s 100m hurdles athlet sport for the reasonal hormones matters and performance.she was surrounded and engulfed with stigma and discrimition. Do not separate what god designed. Enjoy the features even when you are disfigured.swallow the pride!
another Iris
November 1, 2012 at 1:22 pm
does anyone think shes hot?
just wonderin
mukombe
November 1, 2012 at 1:38 pm
ukutumpa foolish boy
Mushkarano!!
November 1, 2012 at 4:35 pm
Rubbish…
Joker
November 1, 2012 at 4:54 pm
We are told HH was a woman too
NDIYO ZO PULAMA
November 1, 2012 at 6:34 pm
awe efyo walefwaya boi…its time to dance to tunes of your production.
MUNALIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 1, 2012 at 7:07 pm
This iz total madness even the pipo in chainama may be a little bit normal than these men/women…………..
demba ba
November 1, 2012 at 7:22 pm
madness at work…this woman is possesed for real!
Oscar
November 2, 2012 at 2:49 am
Gabbage and useless are the only words I can use to describe him/she.
yakiwe
November 2, 2012 at 9:46 pm
iye ba joker,ifyabu sushi bwenu efyo mulembaok, here it is;