A former priest has gone viral after admitting he had quit the clergy in order to be able to transition to a woman following his decision to come out as transgender.
As 37-year-old Alisha Cacace from Basingstoke, UK, admitted, she had felt trapped in her own body ever since she could remember.
Despite her strong feelings, Alisha was born in a strict Catholic family and never dared to question her identity which is why now-she decided to pursue priesthood when she grew up.
Six years later, however, the 37-year-old had enough of pretending and decided to come out as transgender after quitting the clergy.
“Once you face that fear, and do it, you feel a lot better in yourself,” the woman said in an interview with Barcroft TV.
“The best thing I’ve ever done was change over, I don’t think I could ever kind of go back. Being brought up in a dysfunctional family is very difficult, I was always very shy and kind of hiding away.
“God calls you and you like and love it, and you then experience it, you look more into it, deeper into it. The deeper you look the more prayer you do, the better you feel. My whole life was devoted to the church.”
Despite her love for God, Alisha couldn’t keep her orientation to herself any longer.
“I knew I was a female trapped in a male’s body from a very young age, I was just pushing it to one side. Seeing others happy was great and that really set a spark off in my mind,” she added.
Fortunately for the woman, her transition was well-accepted by her local LGBTQ community who encouraged her to go through with her plans.
“I’m kind of out of that frame of mind of being a clergy member and into the frame of mind of being a transgender girl and focusing on the new life,” Alisha added, speaking of her new life as a woman.
“I’ve still got God’s support, definitely still have God’s support. I can feel that. I’m at that point in my life where this is my life. This is how I want to lead it. Go out and be happy.”
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