Gabriel's journey: a transgender Spaniard makes the change
Gabriel Diaz de Tudanca is a 19-year-old Spaniard who, although born a girl, identified as male from early childhood.
"When I was three years old I came back from school and said to my mother that when I grew up I was going to be a man called Oscar," he says.
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"The hate and intolerance of others comes from ignorance about trans people," he says.
Diaz de Tudanca, 17, holds an LGTB flag during Pride Week in Madrid.
Diaz de Tudanca, 16, hugs his mother Mariely as they both attend a tribute for a transgender boy who committed suicide in Madrid.
Diaz de Tudanca, 16, is nervous as he lays down before getting his first testosterone shot.
Diaz de Tudanca, 17, rides on a public bus to attend his school graduation.
Diaz de Tudanca, 17, waits to get in the water with members of the LGTB swimming club Halegatos.
Diaz de Tudanca, 17, walks out of the men's room at a club that segregates by gender naming the women’s room 'Gatas' (female cats) and the men's room 'Gatos' (male cats).
Diaz de Tudanca, 18, undergoes a female to male chest reconstruction surgery.
Diaz de Tudanca, 18, reacts upon seeing his chest for the first time after undergoing his female to male chest reconstruction surgery.
Diaz de Tudanca, 18, gets kissed by his mother Mariely after getting the civil registry official papers that reflect the legal change in his gender and name.
The civil registry official papers of Diaz de Tudanca, 18, reflect the legal change in gender and name.
Current pictures of Diaz de Tudanca, 18, lie next to his former identity card as he waits to be issued with a new identity card.
The prosthetic penis that Diaz de Tudanca, 18, uses on occasion lies in his room.
Diaz de Tudanca, 18, waits to be taken to the operating room to have his female to male chest reconstruction surgery.
Diaz de Tudanca, 20, smokes as he heads to a hospital check-up.
Diaz de Tudanca, 20, gets ready before going out.
Diaz de Tudanca, 20, gets a tattoo of a testosterone molecule and the words 'Self-Made Man".
Diaz de Tudanca, 19, wakes up from a nap.
A school graduation picture of Diaz de Tudanca, 20, is displayed at his parents' home.
