Transgender woman born with half a body

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A transgender woman born without legs has spoken of her "wonderful life" after finding love.

Piyah Martell, 27, was born with sacral agenesis, a rare congenital birth defect that affects the lower vertebrae.

It meant her spine and legs did not fully develop in the womb.

Born Pedro, Piyah has defied her critics since beginning her transition to a woman.

But she revealed her dad "was not very happy" with her new self at first.

But since he gave Piyah his acceptance, she has fallen in love with a man called Andrew.

She said: “He has this, like, charm. He had this charm that I was really attracted to.

“Just like every normal couple we fight, we argue, we bicker but we always end up together and we make it work.

“That's the thing about relationships, we communicate," Piyah said.

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