87-yr-old grandma introduces her trans granddaughter, netizens call it 'wholesome story'

In a heartwarming post, an 87-year-old grandmor showcased her love and support for her transgender granddaughter, who was assigned male at birth. An Instagram Reel shared by Humans of Bombay, showed Kali and her grandmor describing how ir relationship evolved after she decided to come out as a trans woman. “I'm 87 & I don't care about "log kya kahenge!" Let me introduce you to my granddaughter, Kali,” re caption shared along with clip.

video opens with grandmor showing Kali’s picture when she used to hide her identity and dress up like a boy since that was sex assigned to her at birth. It n shows present-day Kali proudly flaunting her femininity. However, video reveals that 87-year-old initially did not take news quite well and fell ill. 

One of main concerns of Kali’s grandmor was that she will be judged by society and re will be numerous conversations about it. But at same time, grandmor could also see that Kali was suffering too. With all courage that she h mustered to come out to her grandmor, Kali did not receive acceptance from her own family. 

After grandmor observed how Kali was suffering, she decided to put her granddaughter first and accept her. clip shows how grandmor decided to reconcile with her granddaughter. 87-year-old is seen walking up to Kali and gifting her jewellery. clip n concludes with a message that says if Kali’s grandmor can accept her for being a trans woman, so could ors. 

Netizens call it 'wholesome'

Since being shared, post has received over two lakh likes thousands of comments. While one user said, “I love this so much,” anor ded, “ most wholesome story”. Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma also expressed her love by commenting a heart emoji. Commenting on Instagram Reel, Kali also wrote, “My grandmor was and is still strongest support in my life. My grandmor wants our story to help every transgender person to gain acceptance from ir family. Hope this helps trans people everywhere”. 

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