Draven Bennington, child of late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, said she is transgender and began her transition last year. 

The 22-year-old opened up about her journey on Instagram in honor of Valentine’s Day on Friday, saying she wanted to “show some love to myself.”

“For a long time, I tried to be someone, someone I truly wasn’t on the inside,” wrote Draven Bennington, who now goes by she/her pronouns. “Ignoring it worked for a while, but continuously coming to the crossroads of being happy or being complacent was one I couldn’t keep choosing.”

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