| Arielle Keil | |
| Birth Date: | 26 February 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Davao City |
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Keil was born in Davao, Philippines and grew up in West Auckland, New Zealand. At birth she was assigned a male gender that did not match her true gender identity and was named Andrew.[1] She moved to New Zealand in 1998. She attended Massey High School and completed a Bachelor of Design majoring in Fashion Design from the AUT University in 2015. She is currently studying communications at AUT University.
In 2017, Keil began gender transition and embraced the female gender.[2] [3] However, it was not an easy path.[4] [5] In fact, the family disowned her and kicked her out of home for making the gender transition.[6] [7] [8]
In early 2020, she underwent sex reassignment surgery.[9]