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A transgender woman has revealed images showcasing her 30-year progression from a cheeky boy to the person she is today.

Isley Reust, 32, took to the internet to highlight some of the photographs that illustrate her change from man to woman - something she claims she has wanted since the age of four.

The brave video, which starts from her early years and tells the story up to today, has been viewed online more than 11,000 times.

The stunning blonde said that it took until her late teens before she felt comfortable expressing her feminine side.

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In a photo-video diary, she charts her life-long change, through a series of incredible snaps that show her slowly changing.

Isley, who is a musician from Phelan, California, said: "A lot of people can't believe that I was born male when I tell them. I only recently started being open and sharing my story with in the last two years.

"I decided to make this video because at times it was tough for me, and I just felt it was my time to help others just the way they helped me.

"I was four years old when I knew that something was wrong and that I was born in the wrong body. I always knew I would transition to female.

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"I feel amazing now. I feel I'm living the life I was cheated out of as a child and that I was suppose to have."

In the video, a selection of snaps of Isley as a young boy flash up - showing that until her mid-teens, she looked like a typical schoolboy.

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By her late teens, she had experimented with a slightly more feminine look, but still felt unable to truly dress how she felt inside.

And when she enters her early 20s, a few photos show her wearing make up, and dressed in feminine clothing.

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By 24, she was living full-time as a woman, and has swapped her black hair for long blonde locks and a trendy girly fringe.

She then spent three years undergoing hormone replacement therapy until she finally had full gender reassignment surgery two years ago.

Isley added: "I finally feel my life has a meaning, a purpose and I was finally able to be my authentic self. There are many challenges for someone who transitions, are you going to be accepted by family, co-workers, friends and society.

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"I think my first year was the toughest because I was going through another puberty basically, I was emotional, self-conscious and was scared to be beat up, made fun of. I just ended up blending in with society and eventually i was what you would call "stealth" which means no one knows that I'm trans or about my past.

"That was a great feeling because I just wanted to be seen for the woman I was inside and thats how the rest of society saw me.

"I just hope that my video will be helpful to other trans people who might be struggling."