""You want me to call you she?" "I go by she/her now." "So I have two grandaughters?" "Is that okay?" "That is okay." "Is that okay with you?" "Why not?" "Whatever makes you happy." "As long as you're happy.""
""That's how simple, effortless and joyful coming out should be." "This gives me so much hope." "I wish all families loved their children this way.""
""I wasn't able to come out to my mom as she passed from ovarian cancer in 2018, so having my grandma have such a positive experience fulfilled that motherly support for me," "I also think it's cool how a woman in her 80s, from a generation and culture that was more traditional, understood a"
Kevin Ninh, a transgender actress and social media influencer, came out to her grandmother and asked to be referred to with she/her pronouns. The grandmother immediately accepted, clarified, and affirmed Ninh’s identity, responding with unconditional support and a hug. The brief interaction exemplified a simple, joyous coming-out moment that resonated widely, garnering hundreds of thousands of views and praise from commenters. Ninh publicly came out to followers in June and has been documenting her transition in the web series Diaries of a Doll. The grandmother’s acceptance fulfilled the motherly support Ninh had missed after her mother’s 2018 death from ovarian cancer.
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