Gabrielle Diana

Gabrielle Diana Gladu (born 1999), also known as Miss Gabby Legend, is a former Canadian social media influencer and transgender rights activist. She gained popularity when she publicized her gender transition from the age of 14–18. She had been an active presence on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok, leading to her being noted as an important figure for social media influencing in the trans community .

Gladu left social media permanently in 2022, removing her videos and content from social media platforms.

Gladu revealed that she was diagnosed with epilepsy and that her seizures started to become quite bad in 2023, and she has since become resistant to multiple medical interventions; therefore, her healthcare team is exploring surgical interventions.

While she states that she does not intend to document any more of her transition, she is interested in exploring the field of podcasting and blending her love of pop culture and music.

Advocacy Gladu began using her social media platforms to promote recognition and visibility for the trans community from the age of 14, including by documenting aspects of her transition as a teenager. Gladu also contributed an essay to MTV News titled "What I Want You To Know During Transgender Awareness Week" that was published on November 20, 2015.

At age 16, Gladu contributed two articles to the online magazine Queer Voices. Writing for ATTN:, author Kyle Fitzpatrick stated Gladu is a teen who embodies America's "new queerness", even though she is international and not based in the United States.

In 2016, at age 17, Gladu was credited with the #MomentsInTransition hashtag trend on Twitter and Instagram after posting photos documenting her own transition.

In March 2019, Gladu received public attention after a dispute on Twitter with singer/songwriter Azealia Banks. The dispute included public and DM messages between Gladu and Banks about the role of transgender and cis women in society. Banks claimed that cis women are being erased by trans women, which Gladu disputed. After the conflict, Out published commentary by Rose Dommu titled "Azealia Banks isn't a Queer Ally-- She is a Bully!"

Gladu was very active on Instagram and Twitter during 2020–2021 with less focus on her gender transition.

Personal life Early life and education Gladu was raised in Ottawa, Ontario, in an "extremely conservative community". Her mother is Polish, and her father is Irish and French-Canadian. In 2015, she left Catholicism and studied Buddhism.

Gladu attempted suicide on December 12, 2012. Cleis Abeni of The Advocate also noted the viral video, and commented, "In the lore of trans lives, public and government acceptance of personal choices for naming stands near the top of the proverbial affirmation pyramid." Buzzfeed quotes Gladu stating, "I hope when people see this video, they see the importance of names and pronouns, because they are so important to someone's transition" [...] "It makes them feel valued and important, and that makes transitioning a lot easier."

At age 18, Gladu had Gender Reassignment Surgery in Montreal, and the surgery was performed by Dr. Brassard. She published a video documenting the travelling and pre-/post-op recovery process. Gladu added an age-restricted version of the video, which showed the nurse removing the dressing and packing of her vagina, only a couple of days post-op.

Health Issues Gladu revealed that she was diagnosed with Epilepsy in 2019. She has stated that one of her seizures resulted in a Trimalleolar fracture that required surgical intervention. Gladu also has stated that she has injured herself during seizures frequently and lost several aspects of her social life.

Music Gladu is a credited songwriter, vocalist, and producer who has released music with her collaborator Amina under the names BELLEAMINA and Boyshaveasystem. In 2016, they released the collaboration Slimming Tea as Amina's lead single from the Miss Eviction - EP.

In 2021, BELLEAMINA re-imagined Slimming Tea with UK producer Hectic, and Chase Icon. It was later re-released under Boyshaveasystem.

In 2025, Gladu revealed in a lengthy post on her YouTube that in 2027, BELLEAMINA will be releasing their debut project, the Perfume Princess - EP. Gladu stated that the EP will have influences of Nu-disco, Synth-pop, and R&B. The project will have approximately 3-5 tracks.