5.7.15

All About Caitlin Jenner Spotlight

By Edna Booker


For the longest time, issues of transgender men and women have taken the backstage in the society. Singlehandedly, Caitlin Jenner spotlight has managed to change all that. Born as Bruce Jenner, her transitioning to womanhood in the public spotlight is phenomenal, courageous and downright confident. Doing it despite the fact that one can be ruining their life for good is the bravest especially since the society has not yet come to terms with this idea of a personality.

Caitlin has been in the public for a long time. She first came to the spotlight after winning the 1976 Summer Olympics as Bruce. As a man, she has been married to three women. One of them is Kris Jenner of the Kardashian fame. Together they had two daughters, and she was also the stepfather to the famous Kardashian sisters. Consequently, he was part of this reality TV show known as, Keeping up with the Kardashians.

Her transitioning did not begin yesterday. For the longest time, she says that she always felt trapped in a wrong body. As a child, she would try on female dresses and shoes. Her struggles with this gender identity were not public knowledge and even in her inner circle, only a countable number of people knew about them.

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.

Caitlin waited until she psychologically was ready to tell her story. She first spoke to famous TV host Diane Sawyer about her journey to womanhood. She confessed that she had always suffered from gender identity crisis and decided to emerge from her shadows to be who she was beneath. In the interview, her transition was not complete and, therefore, she had not picked a female name yet.

After the transition period was complete, the newest member of the fairer sex was introduced on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. She also announced her new name during the interview to the world for the very first time. From then, the world was to refer to her by her, she and Caitlin. She emerged as a beautiful, confident and admirable woman.

Since the big announcement, Caitlins fame has spread across the world. She is now a household name admired for her courage and bravery. Within hours of the announcement, her Twitter followers had more than doubled. Now she may be starring in her own reality show according to rumors. Also, her worth is likely to increase from endorsements worth millions of shillings.

Confident, brave and courageous women all over the world can identify with Cait. It was not easy pursuing her dreams especially in the limelight, but she did it. This way she has inspired many other people in her situation. Also, she has managed to bring the world to the attention of the issues transgender and other minorities face in their daily lives. From her, everyone whether transgender or not can learn about the importance of staying true to oneself.




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