NGXINGXOLO, MOOIPLAAS, EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 03, 2014: Transgender woman Lazola Canzibe (C), 24, visits her cousin Nolusapho Ndoyana (L), currently wearing traditional clothing, and her niece Nontombi Ndoyana (R) October 03, 2014 in Ngxingxolo, Mooiplaas, East London, South Africa. Living quite far away in Kwelera, Lazola has the chance to visit them today because she helps with preparations for a traditional ceremony taking place close to her cousin&#39;s home within the upcoming days. The ceremony is devoted to a praisal of ancestors on October 04 followed by a celebration on October 05. Rural areas, such as Ngxingxolo, are strongly shaped by traditional practices and gender roles. Identifying as a female, Lazola sticks to the traditional gender role of women whose main duties are cleaning, cooking, fetching water, collecting firewood and looking after the children.