{"id":167672,"date":"2018-06-22T05:46:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T09:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=167672"},"modified":"2018-06-22T05:52:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T09:52:35","slug":"ice-seguerra-reveals-undergoing-hormone-replacement-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/22\/ice-seguerra-reveals-undergoing-hormone-replacement-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Seguerra reveals undergoing hormone replacement therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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But as time goes by, Ice said he felt different when people call him by his birth name. (Photo:<\/a> iceseguerra\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Singer Ice Seguerra revealed that he is undergoing hormone replacement therapy for his forthcoming sexual reassignment surgery (SRS).<\/p>\n

In an interview with Tonight with Boy Abunda on Thursday, June 21, Ice, formerly known as Aiza Seguerra, admitted that when he came out to the public as a transgender man four years ago, he had no conscious decision to change his birth name because that is how people knew him.<\/p>\n

But as time went by, Ice said that he felt different when people call him by his birth name.<\/p>\n

“I’ve always responded to Ice kasi ayun naman ‘yung<\/em> nickname ko sa<\/em> school, sa barkada, sabi ko <\/em>(because that is my nickname at school, to my friends, so I said), ‘I’ll just use that’\u00a0kasi mas <\/em>(because it is more) comfortable na<\/em> (to use) Ice,” he explained.<\/p>\n

“Kasi <\/em>\u2018Aiza\u2019 sobrang naaalala ko naka- <\/em>(Because \u2018Aiza\u2019 reminds me of a girl in) pigtails and everything. It\u2019s just part of really embracing my identity,” he added.<\/p>\n

Abunda, the host of the talk show, then asked the singer if he has ever thought of having surgical reassignment.<\/p>\n

Ice responded, “Nung una nandun din ako sa parang<\/em> why? Bakit kailangan? Pero alam mo<\/em> (At first I asked myself \u2018why? Why is there a need?\u2019 But you know) Tito Boy, sometimes, especially nung nag-<\/em>come out na ako<\/em> (when I came out) as [a] trans, it\u2019s so hard to wake up every day seeing that you\u2019re in this body. And alam mo ‘yung pakiramdam na ‘di naman eto dapat ‘yun <\/em>(you know the feeling that this is not how it is supposed to be),”<\/em> he shared.<\/p>\n

“Sinabi ko ‘yun sa<\/em> wife ko<\/em> (I told my wife Liza Di\u00f1o) before. Kasi nung una parang \u2018di niya rin ma-<\/em>gets eh parang<\/em> for her, \u2018Tinatanggap naman kita eh <\/em>(Because at first, she also could not understand it, for her it is like \u2018I accept you),<\/em> for me you\u2019re a man.\u2019 But it\u2019s not about that. I mean I thank you for accepting me. But the problem is me accepting me,” he continued.<\/p>\n

As he is now in the transition period preparatory, the 34-year-old singer expressed concern on the possible effect of hormone replacement to his voice, which, he said, is the source of his living.<\/p>\n

“Pinakamalaking<\/em> issue talaga diyan<\/em> is ‘yung boses <\/em>(The biggest issue here is the voice).<\/em> Of course, people love what they hear sa akin<\/em> (from me) and it’s a big risk. This is my bread and butter; I feed my family sa pagkanta ko <\/em>(through my singing),<\/em>” Ice stressed.<\/p>\n

Despite this, Ice remains positive that the changes to his voice will not be severe.<\/p>\n

“Siguro naman ‘yung ganda ng boses hindi mag-iiba <\/em>(I think the quality of the voice won\u2019t change),<\/em> it’s just that bababa siya nang konti<\/em> (it will just get deeper) and all those things,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I’m just happy that there’s gender diversity center opened, so at least may<\/em> doctors na<\/em> (there are doctors) to talk to about this. Maybe that\u2019s the first step,” he added.<\/p>\n

Ice appeared as a guest in the talk show to promote his latest single, Anghel Sa Lupa<\/em>, which is his first album since 2015.<\/p>\n

Ice, a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, was also the former chairperson of the National Youth Commission (NYC). He resigned from his post on March 2018 due to “personal reasons.”<\/p>\n

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