People accuse the 19-year-old influencer of lying to be a transgender due to her feminine appearance.
Emma Ellingsen, a trans influencer, opens up about the comments she had to face regarding her gender in the latest Youtube video.point 108 | The Norway star claims that she often receives comments like “OMG, you don’t look like a transgender person” “You are so pretty, I don’t believe you’re trans.point 276 |
” Emma said comments like these show how people had set a particular image for trans people to look like.point 92 | They need to know that transgender is not a specific look, it is a gender, and we also differ in appearances the way every male and female do.point 207 |
It is essential to acknowledge that all transgender people don’t have the same look.point 77 | 1
People often leave surprising comments under her pictures and videos after knowing that she is transgender. “I didn’t know that you are a trans, and now when you’ve told, I still can’t believe,” someone wrote.
“I always try hard to find the male looks in you but honestly, you look so feminine. Please consider pursuing modeling as a career.” Another person commented.
Emma said she had known from the beginning that she is trans, but she understood her gender after watching a documentary at the age of 8.point 372 |
She also said that her mother didn’t change her name after knowing her gender until 11.point 78 | Emma started getting social media following when she was very young; however, she gained remarkable recognition and fame after uploading a video on Youtube titled “I am transgender.point 238 |
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People also objected that apart from looks, her voice is also not manly.point 183 | The model replied that since she knew about her gender from the beginning, she took hormone inhibitors to avoid puberty.point 284 |
Due to the hormone blockers, her voice didn’t change, and she also didn’t develop facial hair.point 91 | She also said she started taking female hormones at 16 and got breast augmentation later to increase her breast size.point 189 | 1
Emma said she had only got boobs surgery yet and is waiting on transfeminine bottom surgery. She left a much-needed message for other people of her community that they don’t need to look a certain way. They should only do what they want and what they like.