Grandpa switches grandson’s photos after he transitions

A touching video of a grandpa updating his grandson’s photo after he transitioned has earned him the title of ‘grandpa of the year’ after the video went viral on TikTok.

Nicolás Cazorla Fernández, 20, from South Carolina, was visiting his family in Spain when his grandfather asked him for a new photo to update the one in his home.

Nicolás, a transgender man, who attends college in Charleston, South Carolina, documented the heartwarming moment his ‘abuelo’ switched out his pre-transition photo with a new picture of him.

The viral video, which racked up over 1.3 million views, showed his grandpa beaming while he updated the picture frame of a new photo of his grandson.

The transgender man began sharing his story shortly before he received his gender confirmation surgery.

Now, with over 10,000 followers, Nicolás frequently posts about what his surgery entailed.

The college student shares his story to his followers in an attempt to help those too afraid to come out and to help others in the trans community.

In an interview with Newsweek, Nicolás said: ‘I posted this one specifically because a lot of trans youth are scared about what their family members will think or do when they come out,

‘I was certainly worried about that too. I posted the video to show that it isn’t a generational issue — that being old isn’t an excuse to be unsupportive of family you are supposed to love.’

He further explained that his family, specifically his grandpa, were extremely supportive of his decision early on.

He added that he expected his family to ‘mess up’ his pronouns or accidentally dead name him, which is when someone uses a person’s birth name, despite them having changed their name when they transitioned.

To Nicolás’s surprise, his family and his grandfather never had any issues.

He added that his ‘abuelo’ has ‘never flinched once.’

And when his grandfather wanted to update his photo, the college student admitted he grinned from ear to ear, smiling like ‘an idiot.’

In the caption of the video, Nicolás dubbed him ‘grandpa of the year.’

‘He looks so happy,’ the grandson exclaimed while his grandfather added his new photo to the picture frame.

The video captured the hearts of TikTok users who flooded the comments section celebrating the relationship between the grandson and grandfather. яндекс

‘He looks so proud! Congratulations,’ wrote one user.

Another user commented: ‘We love abuelo, absolute legend.’

‘Just proves that it’s not about what generation you’re from it’s about a willingness to understand and keep from loving.’

Another user added: ‘What an excellent gentleman, proof that age is not an excuse.’