Chester Bennington’s daughter announces her gender transition

Last Friday, 14, to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Draven Bennington He used his Instagram to announce, with a super exciting message, his gender transition. On your Instagram profile, Draven He changed his pronouns to ‘her/hers’, but did not bring information about whether or not to change his name throughout this new stage.

Dravenwho was born with male gender, is the result of the relationship of Chester Benningtonvocalist of Linkin Park, who died in 2017, with his first wife, Samantha Olit. The artist’s marriage lasted almost a decade, from 1996 to 2005.

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“As today is a day to celebrate love and what true love represents, whether with a partner, partner, family or our self-love, I thought it would be the perfect occasion to show my love for myself,” he began Draven.

For a long time, I tried to be someone, someone I really wasn’t inside. Ignoring this worked for a while, but that was still a stone in my way to be happy. In August last year, I decided to take the way of happiness and be true to myself. I assumed myself as a trans woman. I started hormone replacement therapy and it was the best decision I made in my life “

Draven He also talked about the indispensable support he received from family and friends during this transition period.

“I must say that I am very blessed to be able to do this while I have the support of my family and friends. I love each of you who had nothing but love and respect for me when they see me as I really am. Especially my mother, who always loved me unconditionally. I am so blessed for being your daughter! I am. Love is love, “concluded his outburst.