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Village where girls turn into boys at puberty

The astonishing village where little girls turn into boys aged 12

In a remote village in the Dominican Republic girls become boys at puberty because of a rare genetic disorder

Boys who were born girls but are now changing in the village of Salinas in the Domincan Republic

Catherine and his cousin Carla photo credit BBC/Jon Sayers

In every way, Johnny is physically and biologically male. But, astonishingly he did not grow a penis until he hit puberty.

He is one of many children who live in Salinas, an isolated village in the southwestern Dominican Republic, who are seemingly born female, only to become men in their teenage years.

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