Bruce Jenner Role Model

Formally known as Bruce Jenner, a television reality star and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete made the news. Jenner revealed a new identity as a trans woman in April 2015 and changed her name from Bruce to Caitlyn. Caitlyn Jenner had the advantage to transition genders in over a couple of months, and on the other hand your average trans woman would normally take a few years, or even her lifetime to get to that point. Caitlyn Jenner has had the advantage and privilege of being holding an upper class status and a famous celebrity title bringing support from thousands of people from her life, and social media with over 3.9 million followers on Twitter. Holding that title and money, she has had the opportunity to find the best surgeons …show more content…
Someone ordinary from a low class status, or person of color might not have access to all the things they do. Therefore making their transition experiences in society different to either trans woman due to race, class and …show more content…
Sevelius (2013) brought up the idea of feeling rejected from their families at a young age that led to school dropout, homelessness, and going out into the prostitution world to try to make a living. I personally think it is sad that this scenario occurs more with people of color in general, and a huge portion of African American trans women. Although I do not follow or favor a lot of the things Caitlyn Jenner has to say or do, I feel as if it is important to bring this topic up because we are living in a society where people are feeling as if they are not enough and feeling depressed because they do not feel loved, supported, or oppressed in this society. Even though this topic was given too much attention at the time, over time I feel as if it would be beneficial for people to learn more about transsexuals and start learning and understanding that there is nothing wrong with feeling as if one is stuck with the wrong gender (especially when they mean no harm to