A 20-year-old Canadian internet sensation has shared her emotional journey transitioning from male to female in an inspiring video viewed more than two million times.

Two years ago, the Toronto student made the bold move to transition from Markus to Maya.

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She chronicled her journey in a touching timeline video of photographs to show her transition from male to female, which has been watched nearly 2.4 million times.

Images of Maya's teen years show she experimented with fashion, hair colour and styles, sporting a short and spiky ‘do at 13.

In the video, Maya explains she was born a boy but knew from childhood she did not feel comfortable in that gender and experimented with female clothing from a young age.

“I would more often than not wear ‘girls’ clothing as a child," she said.

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Can't believe my Embarrassing Transgender Stories video just hit 1mil! Thanks for watching everyone:https://t.co/ad8mqfYhpc — Maya ☾ (@Transmermaidx) March 26, 2016

She said it wasn’t until college, aged 18, that she felt confident enough to be her true self, and made the decision to publicly transition.

Maya, who goes by Transmermaid online, talks in her videos about fashion, being transgender and the lifestyle that comes with it. Her YouTube channel has a following of more than 94,500 subscribers.

Filmed my look book video today! Here's a preview! :) pic.twitter.com/gwVsQMb6cx — Maya ☾ (@Transmermaidx) May 4, 2015

View photos Maya shares her desire to wear a Grecian gown to her prom but wasn't strong enough. Picture: YouTube More

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