For 22 years, Frank Tavares was successfully able to live as a nun in the Dominican Republic. Known as the “nun man,” Tavares says he was placed in the care of nuns at the age of four after his parents passed away in a car accident. As a young boy, Tavares’ genitals were “so small that even he had trouble finding them,” and he was raised as a girl at the convent. It wasn’t until the age of seven that his genitals finally had a growth spurt and Tavares realized he was a boy…but he continued to “live as a girl to avoid being a cast out.” Doing “everything in his power to conceal” his true gender identity, known as Sister Margarita, Tavares says he “never bathed” in front of the other ladies,” and even “wore boxer-style panties, faked periods, and wore oversized dresses.” Over two decades later, Tavares’ cover was blown and he was forced to leave the convent and “start living like a man.” It’s also worth noting that during his time as a nun he managed to get one “novice nun” pregnant. Today, at the age of 73, Tavares works as a tailor…using the seamstress skills he learned as a nun.
Source: Oddity Central