US EditionRobert De Niro's Daughter Airyn De Niro Details Coming Out as a Trans Woman
- Airyn De Niro, the 29-year-old daughter of Robert De Niro and Toukie Smith, came out as a transgender woman in a Them magazine interview published April 29, 2025.
- Airyn's decision to come out followed a private upbringing and was inspired by visible trans women in media despite ongoing governmental rollbacks on transgender rights in the US and UK in 2025.
- She disclosed beginning hormone replacement therapy in November 2024 and expressed hopes to expand trans visibility and pursue modelling and acting while acknowledging pressures from family expectations and public misperceptions.
- Airyn said, "Maybe it's not too late for me," highlighting the influence of Black women on her transition and her aim to be an inspiration for Black, queer, and bigger-bodied trans women.
- Her coming out challenges stereotypes around celebrity children, as she emphasized gratitude to her parents for privacy and a normal childhood while asserting her desire to succeed on her own merit.
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Robert De Niro's daughter Airyn comes out as trans and receives praise from Laverne Cox
De Niro said that Black trans women like Cox and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez made her think: "You know what? Maybe it's not too late for me" The post Robert De Niro’s daughter Airyn comes out as trans and receives praise from Laverne Cox appeared first on Attitude.
Robert De Niro's Daughter Publicly Comes Out As Trans In Powerful New Interview
Airyn De Niro, 29, daughter of actor Robert De Niro, has publicly come out as a trans woman in a new interview with Them. Though parts of her journey have been previously reported, Airyn says this is the first time she’s truly felt “seen.”She began hormone therapy in late 2024, describing it as a way to preserve a femininity she’d always felt but had been bullied for while growing up in New York. Inspired by trans women like Michaela Jaé Rodrigu…
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