After a decade of methamphetamine addiction, homelessness and arrests for gang-related robberies, Hayley Schofer finally gave up drugs at age 28.
Detoxing after daily drug usage was a difficult feat for the Wellington makeup artist, however, what came next was even harder. After a lifetime of self-hatred and keeping secrets, Hayley lost family and friends when she finally came out as transgender in 2019. But she also found herself.
“I was around six when I realised something wasn’t quite right because I wanted to wear my sister’s things, including her ballet shoes, but I didn’t want anyone knowing,
