Suchita and Savita Naidu grew up as sisters, but have been brother and sister since Savita transitioned to male three years ago.
Suchita and Savita Naidu may have been born identical twins but they couldn’t be more different today Suchita and Savita Naidu were born in Camden, northThe pair grew up as sisters, but have been brother and sister since Savita transitioned to male three years ago.
At age 10 their family moved back to the UK, and the twins attended Watford Grammar School for Girls. Suchita, a communications and engagement officer for a local council, said: ‘Growing up it became apparent that Savita was different even from the age of around two – they would just not wear dresses.‘We could not have been more different. But at that age we weren’t familiar with LGBT issues but I remember being five or six and thinking “my twin sister is not a girl”.
‘We had lots of things in common and shared passions too, we read about two books each a day and we’re both into politics and sociology, and that sort of thing. ‘Again, I had to find out from a friend who just began using they/them pronouns one day when talking about Savita and I had to ask, “so you’re a man now?”