MARY KELAY
TO BE FREE

I WANT TO BE FREE.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR. THAT'S HOW I WANT TO BE. IN SUDAN, IN SCHOOL, THEY MADE US DRESS THE WAY THEY WANTED. THE BLACK SCARF, THE RED LONG SHIRT. THE WAY THEY SEE ME IS NOT THE WAY I SEE MYSELF.

IN CANADA, IT TOOK A WHILE TO ADJUST, BUT NOW I CAN DO MY HAIR THE WAY I WANT. I CAN DRESS THE WAY I WANT. I CAN DO WHAT I WANT. AND THAT FEELS NICE.