dimanche 5 juillet 2015

A Summary Of Caitlin Jenner Spotlight

By Edna Booker


Issues of transgender men and women have taken the backseat for a long time until recently. Caitlin Jenner spotlight began when she transitioned from being a man to a woman. Formerly known as Bruce Jenner, her transitioning in the public eye amidst controversy has been voted as bravery, courage and confidence as this is an attempt that can ruin ones career since this is not something the society have accepted, at least not yet.

Caitlin Jenner has been in the public eye for a long time, but only as her male version. As a male, she is famous participation and winning the 1976 summer Olympics. She was also known as the husband of Kris Jenner and stepfather of the Kardashian famous sisters. She was a regular on their reality TV show known as Keeping up with the Kardashians and some of its spin-offs. Before Kris, Bruce was married to three other women.

Caitlin claims that her journey to femininity began a long time. She remembers as a child wearing female dresses and shoes while alone. Although her struggles with gender identity span almost her entire life, very few people knew about them. Most people even in her inner circle were not aware of what was happening for a considerable lengthy time.

Her journey first came to the limelight as Bruce. People began noticing changes in her physique. Tabloids also came up with unfounded stories and speculations of her changing appearance over the years. There were pictures over the internet comparing pictures of different years. It was rumors that she had her Adams apple had been removed that further fueled the speculations.

Regardless of the speculations, she waited until when she was ready to tell her story in her own way. Diane Sawyer, the famous TV host, was the first person she publicly spoke to about her journey. In an interview, she confessed that she has suffered from gender identity crisis for a long time in her life. Also, that she was now willing to emerge from her shadows to live free.

Once her transition was complete, she emerged to the public on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. In her interview, she also announced her new name in public for the first time. It was official, she would be now referred using female pronouns. The world welcomed the newest member of their fairer sex with admiration and inspiration.

After the introduction to the world, she gained worldwide fame. Her number of followers on Twitter doubled to millions with a few hours and she instantly became a household name. There are talks of her own reality show, and her fame is, of course, likely to bring in endorsements deals worth millions of dollars.

The story of Caitlin Jenner is that of courage, bravery and confidence. To do what she did because she believed in herself and especially in the public eye has inspired many people. She has singlehandedly highlighted the issues of transgender men and women. Today, they have someone they can identify with. Her story inspires people all over the world to live their own lives, the way they think best.




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