'They've Always Known Me as a Boy'
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Piyah Martell, AKA Honey B Diva, Transgender Performer Born With Caudal Regression Syndrome, Talks About Making Videos, Lady Gaga
Piyah Martell – aka Honey B Diva -- has become an Internet sensation with her YouTube cover videos of songs by artists like Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey.
The singer and performer, who was born with a rare condition called Caudal Regression Syndrome which kept her spine and legs from fully developing in the womb, uses a computer given to her by her godmother to create and edit her own videos. She also shares videos documenting her everyday activities -- like walking on her hands through a shopping mall -- so that the world can see what living her life is like.
We caught up with Piyah, who told her parents she was trans when she was 15 and began taking hormones earlier this year, to find out more about making her inspirational videos, why Lady Gaga means so much to her, and her message to all the haters out there.
How did you first get started making your videos?
That happened in 2008 when I first got my laptop. It was donated to me by my godmother -- she got it from her work. I was just exploring the computer and I knew it had a webcam and I just started recording myself and making music videos.Video: hXXp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/piyah-martell-transgender-performer_n_1028145.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl12%7Csec1_lnk3%7C106961
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Wow. Awesome post.
I hope Ru gets her as a guest judge for an upcoming episode of Drag Race…
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