Ximena Dipietro has a few scars from a lover. Many of us carry emotional scars from our relationships, Ximena’s come in the form of cigarette burns.
“It hurts. It hurts like a bitch,” Ximena said.
Ximena says she’s both a sadist and a masochist: she likes inflicting pain onto others (consensually, of course) while also receiving pain inflicted upon her.
“It hurts so good. It’s hard to put into words what exactly it feels like,” Ximena said. “Very sharp, I mean everyone’s been burned at least a little bit. The pressure of - it’s not like she did it lightly. She pressed it into my skin. It was good, it was just really good.”
Ximena feels open about her body after starting her gender transition but has her struggles at times.
“The truth is I’m not entirely open. Like when it comes to sex it’s whatever, I don’t mind if someone sees my tits or whatever, I just, I don’t care, it doesn’t matter,” Ximena said. “But like I put on a little weight recently and if someone notices that, I want to kill myself, oh my god.”
Her sex positivity has influenced her comfort in intimate situations.
“Sex is just a very normal human act, like there is no reason why we should be ashamed of our bodies, and there’s no reason why I should be ashamed of my body,” Ximena said. “Especially after transitioning, after starting the process of transitioning, I put so much effort into changing my body, and I’m pleased with the way it looks now. Like why would I hide that, other people seeing it?”
Ximena Dipietro is 23 years old. She graduated in August with her bachelor’s in history with a minor in peace, justice and human rights.
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