"Countless media outlets reported it: 2015 was the year of identity. And by and large, Caitlyn Jenner was a central figure in forging that dialogue. When she revealed her gender identity as a trans woman, Jenner shocked the public with her frankness, bringing awareness of transgender rights into the public spotlight.
This biography tracks the life of one of America's most beloved athletes and television personalities, putting emphasis on her role as a celebrity advocate for transgender individuals. Sidebars highlight other celebrity figures who paved the way for Jenner and cover important topics such as language sensitivity and transgender suicide rates."
Caitlyn Marie Jenner is an American media personality, politician, and transgender activist. She came out as transgender in 2015, as she was previously famous as a male athlete, and a decathlon specialist in the 1970s under the identity of William Bruce Jenner, winning the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and improving the world record in the discipline three times consecutively from 1975 to 1976.
Jenner underwent gender reassignment surgeries performed by surgeons Gary Alter and Harrison Lee in May 2015. On June 1, 2015, she publicized her transition by appearing on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, indicating on this occasion that she now wishes to be called Caitlyn. Interviewed by Diane Sawyer, she announced that she had resorted to "the final surgical operation" (vaginoplasty) in January 2017.
She also sought to promote more informed discussion of LGBT issues. She signed with Creative Artists Agency's speakers department and will collaborate with the CAA Foundation on a philanthropic strategy focusing on LGBT issues.[195] She made a private appearance at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in June 2015, where she spoke with trans youth.
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