An understanding father has "adopted" his trans daughter's best friend after her own dad supposedly rejected her over her transition.
Australian actor Mat Stevenson is now a father to two trans girls after he recently signed a certificate symbolically recognizing that his daughter's friend Belle Bambi - also trans - is a part of their family.
Earlier this month, TikToker Grace Hyland, Stevenson's first daughter, shared the news in a video captioned: "We're sisters now!"
Check out the heartwarming video below:"My BFF's dad left because she's trans," Hyland explained in the video. "So we did this: Dad is adopting her! He's always supported me, and he wants to support Bambi, too. We're sisters now!"
In the video, which has so far been viewed a whopping 2.7 million times, the two friends act out a scene that starts off with Hyland passing Bambi a congratulatory bouquet of flowers before Stevenson presents his new daughter with an adoption certificate.
Per the Daily Mail, it is not a legally binding adoption, but symbolizes that Stevenson is Bambi's "chosen dad".
Needless to say, a number of people were touched by the sweet gesture, with one person writing: "I could never imagine abandoning my child over something that makes them happy. Kudos to this dad!"
Another added: "She looks so happy!! Her dad didn't deserve her and your dad is amazing"
While a third said: "Honestly your dad is amazing honestly and she's got an amazing friend and a sister in you."
A fourth commented: "So proud of your dad and you are all very beautiful inside and out especially when you both adopted her!"
Bambi herself took to TikTok to share the news with her own followers, captioning the post: "Finally a dad who accepts and loves me for who I am".
Check the video out here:"Some days I think about how my dad left me because I'm trans," Bambi explains in the clip before a series of photos appear of the TikToker with her birth dad pre-transition.
Next, the new family acts out another scene in which Stevenson knocks on his daughter-to-be's bedroom door and surprises her with an adoption certificate.
