"It's just so different from my mom's expectations … I kind of feel like I'm disappointing her a little bit, you know?" - Afiqa

Mariya speaks with three Voices storytellers representing issues and communities not typically included in discussions of FGM/C: Comfort talks about labial pulling, a little-known practice in Zimbabwe; Afiqa shares the challenges of being a nonbinary survivor in Singapore; and Jenny explains that the practice is a reality in her U.S.-based fundamentalist Christian community.

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Watch Comfort's story: How Many Women?

Watch Afiqa's story: Conversations with my Mother

Watch Jenny's story: Keep Dancing and Be Free