Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl. Born Zachariah, the psychology student hated wearing boys’ clothes and longed to wear frilly dresses and makeup. She even became the captain of her school’s netball team. After leaving school at 16, Ashlee knew she couldn’t live as a boy anymore, and with the support of her parents Elizabeth, 50, and Elwyn, 65, began to live as a girl. But her GP was less supportive, and when Ashlee asked to go on hormone therapy to complete her transformation, he turned her down for being too young
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From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
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A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .