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y childhood was shaped by the indomitable spirit of my parents, who worked tirelessly to provide, so I was raised predominantly by my granny. I faced a fair share of challenges with self-acceptance in my life, as the conservative Afrikaans Christian backdrop I grew up with, posed some expected, yet unfortunate hurdles.