In November 2015 Stein made headlines when she came out on her blog as transgender, and started physical transition.
 She was featured in some major media outlets, including The New York Times, New York Post, New York Magazine, NBC, Daily Dot, and more.
She also appeared on TV, on CNN, Fox News, HuffPost Live, and Vice Canada.

She also appeared on several international TV networks, and in numerous international newspapers and magazine in over 20 different languages.

When Stein left her community in 2012 and came out as an atheist, her parents said that "No matter what happens, no matter how you are, you are still my child."
However, when she came out as trans, her father told her that "You should know that this means I might not be able to talk to you ever again."
Since then her parents shunned her, and stopped talking with her altogether.
She has also received some hate from her former community, though in an interview with Chasing News (a Fox News Short film company) she said that she got less hate than some people would have expected.

Stein was featured in the 2016 Showtime Documentary series, Dark Net, in episode 8, "Revolt".
In November 2015 Stein made headlines when she came out on her blog as transgender, and started physical transition.  She was featured in some major media outlets, including The New York Times, New York Post, New York Magazine, NBC, Daily Dot, and more. She also appeared on TV, on CNN, Fox News, HuffPost Live, and Vice Canada.
She also appeared on several international TV networks, and in numerous international newspapers and magazine in over 20 different languages.
When Stein left her community in 2012 and came out as an atheist, her parents said that "No matter what happens, no matter how you are, you are still my child." However, when she came out as trans, her father told her that "You should know that this means I might not be able to talk to you ever again." Since then her parents shunned her, and stopped talking with her altogether. She has also received some hate from her former community, though in an interview with Chasing News (a Fox News Short film company) she said that she got less hate than some people would have expected.
Stein was featured in the 2016 Showtime Documentary series, Dark Net, in episode 8, "Revolt".
Abby Stein