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Man seeks to drop his female identity

He went to hospital a few years back and the doctor confirmed that he is a man (Photo: Shutterstock)

John Karanja Kariuki was born with ambiguous genitalia, but both the birth attendant and his parents believed he was a girl.

When he was born on November 27, 1993, he was given the name Dorcas Wangui Kariuki. His parents proceeded to raise him as a girl and all his school documents contain the female name.

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