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I really don’t desire to talk about Caitlyn Jenner. Rather, I find myself in the unenviable position of having to write about Caitlyn Jenner. As a transgender scribe in 2021, it is largely unavoidable, and as such, I am resigned to this fate.
It’s not that there aren’t things about Jenner that aren’t worth writing about. She will always be the 1970s-era Olympic hero/reality television celebrity who transitioned in the common eye. She is part of the glitch and glamor of the Kardashian family, and all that entails.
Likewise, my own personal reasons for not wanting to write about her are not because I don’t see her as “legitimately transgender,” whatever that means. Jenner is a transsexual woman. She has transitioned. I’m not going to disparage her on the basis of her transition, or her birth gender, or any of that, and I will urge you to not do so either.
I also am not envious of her. My feelings towards her hold nothing to undertake with the gold she brought help from Montreal in 1976, nor her ability to construct money off either that or her reality television lifestyle. I’m happy with my life, and don’t feel a need for the trappings of wealth and fame.
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Q&A: Chase Catalano on Caitlyn Jenner, Transgender Issues
Former Olympian (and Kardashian family in-law) Bruce Jenner recently, and very publicly, came out as transgender. Her transition into Caitlyn Jenner, and debut on the cover of Vanity Unbiased, have been chronicled, and commented on, everywhere. LGBT Resource Center Director Chase Catalano gives his view on what this means for transgender people in general.
Chase Catalano
Q. There has been a huge amount of publicity surrounding the journey that Bruce Jenner has taken to become Caitlyn Jenner. Do you think this has made things easier or harder for transgender people in general?
A. I think there has been an increase of media attention about transgender identities since Laverne Cox appeared on the cover of Time (June 2014), or at least the public presence of trans* people. [“Trans* is a shorthand way of referring to people who may be transgender, transsexual, gender nonconforming or one of many other identities.] I can only hope that the media attention surrounding Caitlyn Jenner will go beyond how beautiful she looks (and fine for her!) and think more complexly about the lives of trans* people. Trans women of c
Gender Identity Versus Attraction: 'It's Apples and Oranges' Says Bruce Jenner
— -- When Brandon Jenner, Bruce Jenner’s son, learned his dad is transgender, his “biggest question,” he tells ABC News, was who his father might want to be in a partnership with in the future.
“I feel like in life we’re all looking for love and so many things are done in the world just to try to win love, you know,” Brandon says, turning to his dad. “From here on out. ... I wonder how your—what your desires are in that regard. If you’re looking forward to meeting somebody."
When people come out as transgender -- especially if they choose to transition medically -- one of the most common questions they face is how it affects whom they are attracted to and whom they love. The fact is—for many trans people—it simply doesn’t.
As Bruce Jenner tells Diane Sawyer, “It’s apples and oranges.”
“Never Been With a Guy”
Jenner tells ABC that when it comes to attraction, “No, I’m not gay. I am not gay. I am, as far as I comprehend -- heterosexual.”
“I’ve never been with a guy -- I’ve always been married, raising kids, doing all that kind of stuff.” Jenner adds. "There’s two diffe
Bruce Jenner: When Did He Know
— -- Bruce Jenner’s earliest memories of feeling like he wanted to experiment something new came at about age 8 or 9. He remembers sneaking into his mother’s or sisters’ closet to dress up in their clothes while they were out.
“I marked the closet so when I place it back I could put it all back, everything back in the exact same notice so I wouldn’t get caught,” Jenner told ABC’s Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview that aired Friday in a special edition of ABC News’ “20/20.”
“And, at the time, I didn’t know why I was doing it besides it just made me feel good,” he added.
During the interview with Sawyer, Jenner referred to himself using male pronouns and ABC News has chosen to follow his clue, though he also referred to himself as “Bruce” and “her.”
“I like her,” Jenner said. “I look at it this way—Bruce always telling a stretch. He’s lived a lie his whole life about who he is. And I can’t accomplish that any longer.”
For the first period in nearly 50 years, Jenner returned to the place where he grew up, Tarrytown, Fresh York, with Diane Sawyer and recounted early memories of putting on dresses and wearing a scarf to cloak his short hair.
“You have no