Kenyan Woman With Beard, Chest Hair Says She Faced Stigma Forcing Her To Shave

• Wanggy Ivvah91 disclosed she faced stigma and discrimination due to her rare condition known as hirsutism, which causes excessive facial hair growth
• The content creator narrated how she used to shave her beard and chest hair, for fear of being rejected by men
• The now-married woman revealed people referred to her as an outcast, with many telling her she would never give birth due to her condition
• Wanggy encouraged women with a condition like hers, to love themselves, saying they were normal, just like other females

A Kenyan woman with a beard and chest full of hair has revealed that she faced stigma and discrimination while growing up.

Bearded Kenyan woman happily married

Speaking during a TikTok live on April 16, Wanggy Ivvah91, revealed she started growing facial hair when she was 13 years old, a condition known as hirsutism.

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Hirsutism is a rare condition that causes excessive facial hair growth in cisgender females and is typically caused by an increase in hormones called androgens.

Wanggy said she faced stigma while growing up, and society referred to her as an outcast, among other things.

"I was told I was a cursed child, my mother is a witch so she was being punished through me growing facial hair. I was told I would never conceive and if I slept with or bore a child with a man, he would die. They said I have a red thigh," she said.

Wanggy, who is now happily married with children, said she is fighting the stigma against women with hirsutism condition and myths about the condition, saying just like any other woman, they are capable of giving birth.

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Why bearded Kenyan woman doesn't shave

The loving mother disclosed that she used to shave her hair to avoid being rejected by her men, thanking her husband for understanding her condition, hirsutism.

"I used to shave my beard because I had not accepted my condition. Most of my exes never knew I had a hirsutism condition. Most of them found out recently after I came out to talk about it," she said.

Asked about her man's reaction after discovering she had hirsutism, she said:

"He did not reject me, but he was shocked to see the hairs."

Wanggy encouraged women with facial hair, or rather a condition like hers, to love themselves

"We are normal. Don't hate yourselves."

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Woman with hirsutism says men fear her

Elsewhere, a Tanzanian woman identified as Elsie has been living with hirsutism since she was a child and revealed she faced many challenges and hardships because of it.

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Elsie opened up about her life and struggles in an interview with Wasafi Media, revealing some reasons why men avoid falling in love with her or dating her, and how people often mistake her for being transgender.

The mother of one said that she had been accused of being transgender by many people who do not understand her condition.

Elsie explained men are afraid to date her because they think she is transgender.

Source: TUKO.co.ke