Robert De Niro’s daughter Airyn comes out as trans and receives praise from Laverne Cox

Airyn De Niro and Laverne Cox (Images: @voiceofairyn/@lavernecox/Instagram)

Airyn De Niro, child of Hollywood legend Robert De Niro, has come out as a transgender woman.

In a lengthy interview with US queer publication them, De Niro spoke about her experience of coming out to her family. “I think part of me is concerned that [my family] will maybe still think of me as the person I was before the transition,” the 29-year-old aspiring actress told the website.

De Niro explained that she first came out as a gay man whilst in high school but continued to struggle with her identity. “I was always told I was too much of something or not enough of something growing up: Too big, not skinny enough. Not Black enough, not white enough. Too feminine,

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