一名被家人抛弃的变性女子成为2020年新西兰洲际小姐
Arielle Keil has made history in the land of the Kiwis—this year, she became the first transgender and Filipino woman to be crowned Miss Intercontinental New Zealand and was over the moon with happiness. She began transitioning in 2017, but her family initially disowned her and kicked her out of their home when they found out. Despite the lack of support from her own family, she has flourished, and her relationship with her dad has improved since then.
Arielle Keil在新西兰创造了历史——今年，她成为首位变性人，菲律宾女性，加冕新西兰洲际小姐，欣喜若狂。2017年，她开始变性，但她的家人发现后，最初与她断绝了关系，并把她赶出了家。尽管缺少来自自己家庭的支持，她还是茁壮成长了，从那以后她和父亲的关系也得到了改善。
Arielle underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2020 and now, at the age of 26, she’s more joyous, more confident than ever, having had her beauty recognized by so many people. She will represent New Zealand in the Miss Intercontinental pageant.
Arielle在2020年做了变性手术，现在26岁的她比以往任何时候都更快乐、更自信，因为她的美丽得到了这么多人的认可。她将代表新西兰参加洲际小姐大赛。
“When I heard I was crowned Miss Intercontinental NZ, it was a surreal feeling! It didn’t feel real then and even to this day it doesn’t feel real sometimes!” Arielle shared just how happy she is with Bored Panda. “This is a thought I have several times a day whilst looking in the mirror whilst clothed in an oversized hoodie and a scrunchie to keep my mane of hair in a messy bun, “Little old Ari is a beauty queen. Me. From the middle of nowhere. That’s so strange.’ It’s hard to wrap my head around as it hasn’t really changed the way I see myself which is just a regular girl.”
“当我听说自己当选新西兰洲际小姐的时候，真是太棒了!”那时候感觉不真实，直到今天有时也感觉不真实!Arielle分享了她和Bored Panda在一起有多开心。“我每天照镜子的时候都会有这样的想法好几次，我穿着超大号的连帽衫，梳着发髻，把头发梳成凌乱的发髻，”小阿丽是一位选美皇后。我却是从偏僻的地方来的。这很奇怪。’这让我很难接受，因为这并没有真正改变我看待自己的方式，我只是一个普通的女孩。”
Read on for our full interview with Arielle where she opens up about her relationship with her family and her advice for members of the LGBTQ community.
请继续阅读我们对Arielle的完整采访，她在采访中公开了她与家人的关系以及她对LGBTQ群体成员的建议。
Arielle Keil became Miss Intercontinental New Zealand 2020
Arielle Keil成为2020新西兰洲际小姐
She is the first trans and Filipino woman to hold this title
她是第一位获得这一头衔的跨性别菲律宾女性
Arielle revealed that her relationship with her father is something that has been a work in progress throughout her entire life, not just during her transition.
Arielle透露，她和父亲的关系在她的整个人生中都在不断改善，而不仅仅是在她的过渡期。
She pointed out that to her, as a queer person, her chosen family, which consists of all kinds of people, is just as important to her as her blood family. “Like so many other queer people, my chosen family has pulled me through extremely dark places and put a roof over my head when I had nowhere to stay. Find your tribe, stick with them, love, and cherish them and no matter what happens you will never feel alone.”
她指出，对她来说，作为一个同性恋者，她所选择的家庭，由各种各样的人组成，对她来说就像她的血亲家庭一样重要。“像许多其他的同性恋者一样，我选择的家庭带我走过了极端黑暗的地方，在我无处可住的时候给我遮风避雨。找到你的部落，和他们在一起，爱他们，珍惜他们，无论发生什么，你都不会感到孤独。”
Arielle was born as a boy named Andrew in Davao City, in the Philippines, but grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. She wasn’t just the first post-op trans person to win the Miss Intercontinental New Zealand title, she was also the first post-op trans woman to compete in the Miss New Zealand beauty pageant.
Arielle出生在菲律宾的达沃市，原名安德鲁，但在新西兰的奥克兰长大。她不仅是第一个术后变性人赢得新西兰洲际小姐称号，她也是第一个术后变性人参加新西兰小姐选美比赛。
Fortunately, things have since improved. Now, Arielle’s father fully accepts her as his daughter and is proud of her. A father’s love, a shining crown, and a degree in fashion design under her belt? Sounds like Arielle just won 2020.
幸运的是，情况已经有所改善。现在，Arielle的父亲完全接受了她作为自己的女儿，并为她感到自豪。父亲的爱，闪亮的王冠，腰带下的时装设计学位?听起来Arielle赢得了整个2020年。
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