OPM singer Ice Seguera embraces sexual assignment surgery

By TYSON NESSMAN

​OPM singer Ice Seguerra is slowly embracing sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) but admits that it is not easy as ABC.
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"Noong una, andun ako sa 'bakit kailangang ganito?' Pero mula ng nag-come out ako as transgender, it's so hard to wake up everyday seeing you're in this body," says Ice in an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" sa ABS CBN recently.

He adds: "Alam mo yung pakiramdam na hindi naman dapat 'yun. Noong una sinabi ko rin sa wife ko, parang hindi niya ma-gets eh. 'Tinatanggap naman kita eh. For me, you're a man. Let's not talk about that.' Thank you for accepting me."

​These days, Ice is in the transition period when it comes to SRS. The "Pagdating Ng Panahon" singer hopes that his voice will not change because it's his bread-and-butter.

"Nasa transitioning pa lang, sa hormone replacement ganyan. Of course ang pinaka-malaking issue talaga diyan is boses. People love what they hear. Sa akin, it's a big risk. This is my bread and butter. I feed my family sa pagkanta ko eh. Siguro naman 'yung ganda ng boses hindi mag-iiba. It's just that bababa siya ng konti and all those things. Tapos 'yung health aspect. I'm just so happy that the 1st Gender Diversity Center opened. So at least may doctors na to talk to. So maybe that's the first step," Ice says.


Ice also says that he is a devoted partner to Liza Dino, chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. He hopes to raise a family and plans to have children through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).

"I'm loyal and devoted. I'm step dad (to Amara). Actually we have a very good relationship with Amara's dad. Ang ganda ng relationship, sobrang harmonious. I'm just very happy, hindi lahat ng tao merong ganun. At least one (more kid). Hindi ko kayang kids. Plano talaga namin mag IVF. I ha-harvest yung eggs ko. Hopefully, IVF kung maka-ipon," says Ice, former chairperson of National Youth Commission. (Tyson Nessman)

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