Deported to Central African Republic, a transgender woman who lived openly in Miami is hiding again

North America Health Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:57:13 GMT High confidence — 75/100

DAKAR, Senegal -- In Miami, Daniela Fuentes styled hair for clients and performed in drag at a nightclub called Azúcar.
She wore her blond wig in public and dressed as the woman she had known herself to be since adolescence in Cuba.
Now, more than 6,000 miles (10,000 kilometers) away in the Central African Republic, she wears men’s clothes, lowers her voice and tries not to draw attention to the breasts she developed after beginning hormone treatment as a teenager.

DAKAR, Senegal -- In Miami, Daniela Fuentes styled hair for clients and performed in drag at a nightclub called Azúcar.
She wore her blond wig in public and dressed as the woman she had known herself to be since adolescence in Cuba.
Now, more than 6,000 miles (10,000 kilometers) away in the Central African Republic, she wears men’s clothes, lowers her voice and tries not to draw attention to the breasts she developed after beginning hormone treatment as a teenager.

Sources: ABC News