Kayla Casanova - Tierra amarga

2022, Italy, Kayla Casanova, Spanish,

Original title: "Tierra amarga" (Bitter Land) by Kayla Casanova.

"Kayla's journey begins in the south of dark Italy in the 80s. As a being of light that she has been since she was born, she decided to seek her true happiness. Always happy, positive and with a different vision of life, she will manage to overcome the obstacles that she will encounter from bullying, anorexia, homophobia, transphobia and all the other phobias that will come across in her life.

But nothing manages to break her goal, but instead gives her energy to turn her into what she is today, a being of peace, with enough spark and strength to face any setback that she or those around her may suffer." 

Kayla Casanova is a transactivist and transgender beauty queen. She has shared her journey to womanhood on social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. She has also been featured in a BuzzFeed video where she talks about her experience trying out for the WNBA. 

Additionally, Kayla Casanova is the author of the book “Tierra amarga” and has won the title of Miss Trans Gold 2023. Her story is a part of Transparentes, a Netflix documentary, released in January 2023.

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