Airyn De Niro recently shared a deeply personal message after publicly coming out as a transgender woman. She wanted to thank her father, actor Robert De Niro, as well as her family, friends, and even strangers who offered support and kindness after her announcement.

Earlier this week, Airyn, who is 29 years old, opened up in an interview with Them magazine. She explained that she began hormone therapy in November 2024 and is now embracing her identity fully. Her coming out happened during a tough time for many in the LGBTQ+ community, especially in the U.S., where some political views still deny that a person’s gender can change. Despite that, Airyn chose to speak her truth and was met with love…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

After her story was published, her father responded publicly, saying he loved and supported her when she was known as Aaron, and he continues to love and support her now as Airyn. He made it clear that for him, it’s simple—he loves all his children.

In a video she posted on Instagram, Airyn thanked everyone who reached out to her. She mentioned old classmates, friends, family, and even strangers who showed her kindness. She also thanked the journalist who interviewed her and praised actress Laverne Cox for being such an inspiration.

Airyn gave special thanks to her parents, saying she couldn’t have asked for better support. She said they’ve always accepted her and been there when she needed them.

She then shared that she had to turn down some offers she received—like movie roles and fashion show invites—because of two main reasons. One was that she had knee surgery recently, and the other was that she feels others in the community deserve these chances more than she does. She explained that she’s aware of her privilege because of her family background and the support she has, which many others don’t. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Airyn said she doesn’t think she deserves all the praise she’s getting and hopes the spotlight can shine on people who’ve worked hard in the industry and haven’t had the same opportunities.

Toward the end of her message, Airyn asked everyone—whether they support her or not—to try and be more understanding of others. She urged people to approach those with different views with kindness and curiosity instead of judgment.

She ended by saying that the world needs more empathy and that it’s important we treat each other with more care. In her interview, she also mentioned that seeing other people living honestly and openly helped her realize it wasn’t too late for her to do the same.

Airyn concluded with a powerful thought: she said there’s a big difference between being seen and just being visible—and she’s only now starting to truly feel seen.

Men have been spotted walking around with a single fingernail painted on just one hand.

While it’s easy to see this sudden trend and assume that it’s just another ridiculous hipster fad that some guys have decided to join in on, there’s a much darker meaning behind it that others need to know.

In America, a whole new crew of famous guys are painting their nails. Well, nail. Zac Efron and sibling actors Liam and Chris Hemsworth (below) recently shared photos of themselves with one nail painted to support the Polished Man project; an initiative that calls on men to raise awareness about the one in five children around the world who experience physical and/or sexual violence before the age of 18. Donations to Polished Man support children’s trauma recovery and prevention programs all over the world…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

The first man behind the movement to paint his nail and pass the idea along was Elliot Costello, who met a little girl name Thea while he was travelling with a group called Hagar International. Elliot and the crew landed in Cambodia to see how they could make an impact in this underprivileged area.

But in turn, the tiniest villager left the biggest impression on Elliot, who realized an issue that’s much bigger than Cambodia and effects children all over the world, especially here in America.While getting to know little Thea, Elliot met her on her level and did things that she would think was fun. For this girly-girl, that meant painting nails.

He painted hers, and she painted one of his as they talked about her life and also her struggles. He learned that she had been sexually abused. In that moment between this man and little girl, as she put polish on one of his nails, he told her he’d always leave that finger painted to remember her, which also meant he’d remember her pain.

Elliot came out of this endearing interaction invigorated with ideas to make a change among men for the sake of children’s safety from sexual abusers. That’s when he came up with the Polished Man project, which encourages men to become a #PolishedMan by painting one fingernail for a week. That single nail on a hand of five nails, represents the 1 in 5 children who will tragically be a victim of sexual violence at some point in their lives. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

According to the Polished Man’s website dedicated to awareness to stop sexual violence against kids, “being a Polished Man means challenging violent behavior and language, both locally and globally.” Elliot found that men need to be the voice of change for this abuse on innocent children to end, since 96 percent of this type of violence on kids worldwide is perpetrated by males.

Ultimately, the hope is to not just see a bright nail on a guy and remember for a few moments that there are hundreds of thousands of children being abused each day and suffering the consequences from that for a lifetime.

Rather, Elliot would like the fingernail to be a start of a conversation about this sad reality, that could lead to more ideas to end it and maybe even donations to “support educational programs and resources for child survivors of abuse,” APlus reported.

The campaign recently took off. Hopefully, this means that you will see more men around town painting a nail in a bright eye-catching color.

If you see a guy sporting this style, ask him about it. If you are a man, paint one of your nails in remembrance of all the kids who don’t have a voice in the matter. Maybe a little boy or girl will see your nail, and it will brighten their day to know they aren’t forgotten about in their fight for their safety and innocence.