Gabrielle Diana Gladu, also known as Gabrielle Diana, is a Canadian transgender teen, CEO of Into Full Bloom, musician, and trans educator. Gladu has gained media recognition for going viral on Buzzfeed, MTV, and for content on her YouTube channel.
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Transition
Gladu has been involved in helping the trans community gain recognition and visibility, as well as dedicating much of herself to documenting her transition online. Gladu has worked with The Advocate, and was named one of the 25 Trans Pioneers of 2015.
Gladu experienced being treated differently from a very young age due to her feminine behavior and appearance. Gladu's mom, Rosemary, stated in a YouTube video that Gabrielle had asked her about gender identity and why she was a boy instead of a girl. Gladu stated in an article for the Huffington Post that she "used to wear my mom's dresses and makeup, and it wasn't easy in the beginning since I wasn't transitioning."
Gabrielle attempted suicide on December 12, 2012. Though Gladu was not yet out as trans, the suicide attempt was related to her gender identity and confusion surrounding her female identity that she had yet to explore. In regards to her suicide attempt, Gladu said, "I was very, very confused. I knew something was different about me. I was so afraid of what people would think of me.". Following her suicide attempt, Gabrielle began treatment at CHEO, and began intensive therapy by seeing social worker Richard Voss to help her develop coping mechanisms and address the issue. During the time she saw Voss, Gladu began to discover that her female identity was becoming stronger, and she started to research Transgender people and educate herself on Gender identity. Gabrielle has stated that she came out to herself on August 3, 2013, and had recorded a YouTube video coming out as Trans, but never ended up posting it due to fear of rejection and hatred.
Gabrielle started her first year of High School at a different school board system, and intended on starting the year identifying as male. Gladu has said that she didn't begin school, already transitioning, because she wanted to see how people would react to her as a gay boy. Gladu began changing her pronouns at school, and first asked her classmates and teachers to call her Bebe. Already living as a female at school and with her family, Gladu decided to publicly come out as transgender in December 2013. Gabrielle began to see Dr. Stephen Feder, and Dr. Margaret Lawson at the Diversity Clinic, at CHEO.
Gabrielle started to medically transition in April 2014, by taking Lupron to block the production of Testosterone. Gabrielle then started taking Estrogen as part of HRT on March 24, 2015. Gladu has been referred by her team at CHEO to surgeon Dr. Brassard to perform her SRS.
On September 27, 2015, Gladu received the message that her name had been legally changed to Gabrielle Diana Gladu. Gladu uploaded a video to her Twitter, which was filmed by her cousin. Gabrielle's mom surprised her with a cake that revealed that her name was legally changed. Gabrielle revealed that her forename Gabrielle, was inspired by Coco Chanel, and her middle name, Diana, was an tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, who Gladu became influenced and inspired by.
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Career
Gabrielle co-founded a Go-Fund Me with Amina Lakin, called Into Full Bloom in September 2016. Within the first 6 months, the company had raised $2,450 in donations, 70% of which came from a single donor. In the 6 months following, the organization raised $25. Lakin and Gladu founded the organization together, and they aim to help transgender people by supplying them with resources and things that would help them transition easier if it's not possible to do on their own.
Music
A demo was released on soundcloud under the Artist Name Gabrielle Diana called A Song For You. On September 9, 2016,
Personal life
Gabrielle identifies as a trans woman, and does not label her sexuality, as she says she does not "think it's important, especially after the labels put on me by society when I started transitioning." Gladu was raised Roman Catholic, but has since stopped practicing the religion. Gladu is inspired by teachings and beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism.
Gladu has gained a large following on social media, and has become close friends with fellow people in the transgender community. Gabrielle has been inspired by friends including Elliot Fletcher, Ella Giselle, Amina Lakin, Julie Vu, among others.
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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