Trans Woman's Amazing Two-Year Transformation Stuns Internet
Newsweek."I felt a lot of sadness, knowing that I could finally be who I always wanted to be, but also knowing that I'd missed out on all the teen and young adult experiences of exploring myself, my identity and the world around me as a girl, and as a young woman."On January 28, Weis decided to share her stunning transition with the world.
After posting before and after pictures to Reddit's r/MadeMeSmile forum, she quickly went viral, receiving almost 25,000 upvotes and comments from well-wishers across the internet."I wanted to show others like me that you can be happy and seen," she said."I'm just another person, I live, breathe and exist, I want to be happy and seen for who I am, not what's in my pants."According to a 2022 survey by Pew Research Center, 1.6 percent of U.S.
adults identify as transgender or non-binary—meaning their gender identity does not match their registered sex at birth, or does not fit into the gender binary.However, this figure appears to be rising amongst younger generations, with 5.1 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds identifying as trans or non-binary.Weis remembers feeling different from her peers growing up, but it would take a long time for her to understand her feelings.After Weis' mother died at just age 25, her father Peter couldn't afford to raise his children alone, so the 5-year-old was sent to live with a foster family.
A few months later, Weis started wearing her foster sister Rebecca's clothes."She loved dressing me up, and I loved it too," she said. "She always made me feel happy and good about myself."However, being raised as a Jehovah's Witness made it even more difficult for Weis to accept her identity.
