Friends surprise trans teen with the money to legally change his name on his 18th birthday

On his 18th birthday, Andi Bernabee got the perfect surprise from all his friends.

The students had been raising money together to allow the trans teenager, from Grand Prairie, Texas, to legally change his name now that he is legally an adult.

A heartwarming TikTok of the moment they revealed what they had been doing has gone viral with over 2 million views.

His friends brought him into a music room, as they sang happy birthday and if that wasn’t enough of a surprise, they presented him with an envelope of money and a homemade birth certificate.

Andi told Metro.co.uk: ‘I was trying to raise the money on my own so they thought it would be nice to surprise me on my birthday with the money they raised.

‘They’ve been planning this for a month and I was absolutely clueless about this entire thing. Not a single one of them slipped up about beforehand.’

Friends surprise trans teen with the money to legally change his name on his 18th birthday
His friends then threw a gender reveal style party (Picture: @andibernabee)

The certificate has his name Andrew Bernabe and his date of birth and is signed by all those who helped.

The moment he realised, he dropped to the floor in tears.

It costs around $300 (£232.72) to change your name in Texas and Andi was planning to get a job and save a small amount every month.

After the surprise, they threw him an ‘It’s a Boy’ party – a play on gender reveal parties.

Andi added: ‘Their support means the world to me. I’m incredibly lucky to have friends like them who love and support me this much.

‘I did not expect the video to blow up this much. To be honest I just thought it was something neat to post on TikTok but then the view/like count kept growing and caught me completely off guard. To be viral for something like this is the best thing ever.’

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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/10/friends-surprise-trans-teen-money-legally-change-name-18th-birthday-12212620/
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