Meet the 28-year-old Kenyan with both male and female organs yet he is more

Ryan Muiruri Wangui or Ruth Mwihaki Wangui has lived a tough life as an intersex person in Kenya

- He was born and raised up as a girl but began breaking his voice and had more male features than female ones as puberty hit

- Ryan was admitted at a girl's high school and was forced to wake up very early in the morning to shower to avoid being discovered

- He started receiving love letters from girls and was branded a lesbian by teachers and dropped out in form two

- He was once undressed by a group of boys and was also accused of bringing bad omen in his village and a plan was hatched to kill him

- Ryan has attempted suicide for more than seven times with no success but now lives courageously with his condition and is now an activist

An intersex individual from Central Kenya has given a disheartening account of his tribulations after growing up with a serious case of gender confusion.

Ryan Muiruri Wangui who is also known as Ruth Mwihaki Wangui revealed in an interview that he was primarily raised as a girl, only to develop male features during puberty.

His woes date back to his birth date 28 years ago when his father completely disowned him due to his condition, as he did not want to be associated with what he termed as a “bad omen”.

Regardless. Ryan’s mother took him in and raised him as a female figure, despite the fact that he was intersex.

However, his biggest challenge came at puberty when he was subjected to harsh comments and criticisms from his peers in school once he started developing male –features despite the fact that he was raised as a female.

The trolling became too heavy for Ryan he decided to quit school and live in the streets. After some talking to from his mom, Ryan was eventually convinced to resume his studies.

Things took a more challenging turn when he successfully completed his primary school education and joined a Girls school, despite being partly male.

“You can imagine being in a Girls’ boarding school being an intersex. I was forced to wake up at 2:30 to take a shower before anyone is awake to try and avoid any suspicion,” He explained in the interview.
Eventually when his secret spilled over in High school, Ryan was forced to drop out amid rumors that he was encouraging lesbianism among the girls who had then started sending him romantic letters.
Ryan further revealed that the stigma became worse when he was kidnapped by unknown men who were curious about his condition.

“They stripped me naked and whatever they saw made them freak out and they just ran away,” He went on.
At some point, a distraught Ryan attempted suicide 7 times, but soon decided to embrace his condition.

He is currently an activist and the founder of the Intersex People Society of Kenya.