Sona Avedian used to be a 240 pound, bearded, muscular U.S. Marine, but
now at 33 years old, she has become someone much different. It wasn’t
until 2012 that she decided to make the tough decision to transition to
being a woman. Sona already had a wife and a kid, but she said
she needed to do this to be happy and escape the deep depression she
felt.
Sona has lost around 100 pounds, started hormone therapy, lasered away
her facial hair, and had breast surgery in order to look like a woman.
Sona, who was previously known as Matthew, served six tours of duty in
Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine, as well as a military contractor. She
said this was a way for her to suppress the feminine feelings she was
having at that time but it didn't help..
As a man, Sona bulked up to 240 pounds in order to counteract the
feeling that he should have been born a woman. Today, Sona has become
almost unrecognizable to those who knew her before:
Sona told Caters News that she’s had to make many changes to her life that aren’t just physical:
“Since I came out I have tried to live a normal life – it’s like anyone,
there are good and bad times. There are certain things I miss, I lost a
lot of friends but I’ve also made a lot of new friends. I was following
the American dream – I don’t even know who I’m looking at in the before
pictures, it was so depressing.”
“Personally I’m much happier, I don’t have any conflicts with who I am. I
am definitely a tomboy and that’s okay. Before I couldn’t stand myself
and I couldn’t interact with people."
Sona lives in Texas and works for Uber and Lyft to make ends meet in
her new life. She still maintains an amicable relationship with her
ex-wife and spends plenty of time with her daughter.
Her Facebook page contains a number of powerful before and after shots:
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