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Tuesday 20 August 2013

Transgender Couple Try To Change/Make History.

Louis, left, and Jamie, right, say they are plagued by internet trolls and verbal abuse, and Jamie can't go anywhere alone because she is constantly followed
Louis Left, Jamie Right.
An engaged young couple who are both undergoing gender reassignment surgery say becoming the victims of venomous daily hate crime is not enough to make them regret having gone public. Jamie Eagle, 20, who was born a boy, and Louis Davies, 25, who was born a girl and named Samantha, say their decision to tell their story - first in The Sun, then on ITV's This Morning - was the correct one, as they are now helping 'to change history'. The couple - both of whom are 'transitioning' between genders - live together in Bridgend, south Wales. They told Kate Hilpern of the Independent that living in a small town and always 'getting nasty comments' prepared them somewhat for the abuse they now receive both in person and online. Jamie says she can't go out along as she is often followed or shouted at by people in passing cars. Internet trolls plague her, too, and she has started taking antidepressants. But she says: 'It's like gay people, black people and women. None of these groups would have the rights they do if they hadn't fought to change negative stereotypes and perceptions. By going public, I feel like I'm doing my bit to help change history.'.
DailyMail.

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