Robert De Niro‘s daughter, Airyn, has come out as transgender.
In an interview with Them published Tuesday, the 29-year-old opened up about “stepping into this new identity” and reflected on how other Black and trans women inspired her journey.
“There’s a difference between being visible and being seen,” Airyn, who De Niro welcomed with actress Toukie Smith in 1995, shared. “I’ve been visible. I don’t think I’ve been seen yet.”
She went on to disclose that she decided to begin hormone therapy last November and credited the openness and confidence of other trans women as what made her realize that it was “not too late.”
