23 year old Harnaam Kaur has polycystic ovary syndrome, which caused her to begin growing facial hair at the age of eleven. The condition made her the victim of bullying and death threats from strangers over the internet.
In her early teens, Kaur waxed twice a week in an attempt to remove her facial, hair, as well as trying shaving and bleaching. At one stage she felt so self-conscious she refused to leave the house. She also self harmed and considered taking her own life.
At the age of 16, Kaur was baptized as a Sikh and stopped cutting her hair. She said: ““I would never ever go back now and remove my facial hair because it’s the way god made me and I’m happy with the way I am.
“I feel more feminine, more sexy and I think I look it too.
“I’ve learned to love myself for who I am nothing can shake me now.”
You can watch Harnaam Kaur share her story in the video below.
