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LEGAL WOMAN. BB Gandanghari, formerly known as Rustom Padilla is now legally a woman, after a US court approved her petition for change of name and gender. Screengrab from Instagram/@gandangharibb

MANILA, Philippines – BB Gandanghari is now legally a woman after a California court approved her petition to change her name and gender.

BB made the announcement on Wednesday, November 16, via Instagram.

"This is it! And I thought this day would never come. And I thank my God and my Lord for making these things happen. Everything makes sense now... and to this great country, the United States of America, for providing this [basic human right]. Thank you!" she said, with the hashtag #officiallyBBlegallyGandanghari.

{source} <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BM4WpdLgQj6/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">This is it! And I thought this day would never come. And I thank my GOD and my LORD for making these things happen. Everything makes sense now... and to this great country the United States of America for providing this #basicrhumanright... Thank you!!!  #officiallyBBlegallyGandanghari</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by gandangharibb (@gandangharibb) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-11-16T18:08:21+00:00">Nov 16, 2016 at 10:08am PST</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>{/source}

 

Prior to the announcement, BB wrote on Instagram: "Good morning... Today is the beginning of forever."

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BB, previously known as Rustom Padilla, filed the documents last August to change her name to Binibini Gandanghari. (READ: BB Gandanghari files formal petition to change name, gender in California)

In 2006, when she was still known as Rustom, BB admitted during a conversation on Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition that she was gay. After taking time off abroad, BB came out as a transgender woman in 2009. – Rappler.com


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