Mathilda Högberg (born 14 April 1994) is a Swedish social media influencer. She publicly
came out as a
transgender woman in 2020.
Early life
Högberg was born in 1994 and grew up in a small town outside of
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
.
[ She came out as a transgender woman to her parents when she was fifteen years old.][ Her family contacted the ]Swedish Health Services
Swedish Health Services, formerly Swedish Medical Center, is the largest nonprofit health care, health provider in the Seattle metropolitan area. It operates five hospital campuses (in the Seattle neighborhoods of First Hill, Cherry Hill and Ba ...
to begin her gender transition and, over a three-year period, saw seven psychologists, two sociologists, and three doctors before she was approved for receiving gender affirming care
Transgender health care, also known as gender-affirming care, includes the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental health conditions, as well as sex reassignment therapies, for transgender individuals.Gorton N, Grubb HM (2014) ...
, including gender-affirming surgery
Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a surgical procedure, or series of procedures, that alters a transgender or transsexual person's physical appearance and sexual characteristics to resemble those associated with their identified gender, and alle ...
.[ She also legally transitioned from male to female.][
]
Career
Högberg is a social media influencer. She amassed a following of hundreds of thousands of people on Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can ...
, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat
Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc., originally Snapchat Inc. One of the principal features of Snapchat is that pictures and messages are usually only available for a short time before the ...
, and X.[ She also gives reviews for beauty products.
In 2020, she came out publicly as a transgender woman in a YouTube video for her followers.]
Personal life
Högberg has a boyfriend, Christian, whom she posts in some of her social media content.
References
External links
Högberg TikTok
Mathilda Högberg YouTube
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Living people
1994 births
21st-century Swedish LGBT people
LGBT TikTokers
LGBT YouTubers
People from Västra Götaland County
Social media influencers
Swedish emigrants to the United Kingdom
Swedish transgender women
Swedish women bloggers
Swedish YouTubers
Transgender women entertainers
YouTube vloggers