It was a foster parent who first allowed Indya to try hormone replacement therapy. The foster parent fortuitously happened to be a trans woman, and she let Indya try out hormone therapy using her own supply. "I remember not feeling as sad," Indya recounted to Elle. "I just felt more connected to my body. I felt free. I felt attractive. I liked the way I looked in the mirror." Unfortunately, when that foster parent cut Indya off from her supply, they were forced to use alternate means to get hormones, including trading sex with men for money.