United Kingdom, April 30 -- One of Robert De Niro's twins has come out as trans.

Airyn De Niro - whose mother is actress Toukie Smith - has opened up about "stepping into this new identity" as a trans woman and her desire to be "seen" as who she really is.

She told Them: "There's a difference between being visible and being seen. I've been visible. I don't think I've been seen yet."

In the wake of recent news articles about her, the 29-year-old aspiring actress added: "Not only did they get information wrong about me.They just sort of reminded me that people really don't know anything about me."

Airyn struggled to feel accepted by the queer community when she came out as a gay man in high school.

She said: "[Gay men were] ruthless an...