LGBTQ news and entertainment
Caitlyn Jenner, in this month’s Sports Illustrated, has this to say about her former gender identity, Bruce Jenner:
“I loved Bruce. I still love him today. I like what he did and the way he set an example for hard work and dedication. I’m proud of that part of my life. But this woman was living inside me, all my life, and it reached the point where I had to let her live and put Bruce inside. And I am happier, these last 12 months, than I’ve ever been in my life.”
Bruce Jenner finally reveals “her” – and her name is Caitlyn Jenner.
From Vanity Fair:
The transgender Olympic champion, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, reveals her true self in a photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz and interview with Buzz Bissinger.
Shortly after the image went public Caitln tweeted this:
In the video below from Vanity Fair, Jenner says:
“The last few days in doing this shoot was about my life. And who I am as a person. It’s not about the fanfare, it’s not about people cheering in the stadium. It’s not about going down the street and everybody giving me ‘Thataboy, Bruce!’ Pat on the back, Ok? This about your life. Bruce always had to tell a lie. He was always living that lie. Every day he always had a secret from morning till night. Caitlyn doesn’t have any secrets. Soon as the Vanity Fair cover comes out, I’m free.”
Bruce Jenner vidclip started w/ slate: “The following was recorded specifically for this event on May 7 in Malibu.” Hmmm #Upfronts2015
— Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) May 14, 2015
Bruce Jenner E! clip shows Kris Jenner crying, other K’s discussing. Bruce’s VO sez “I can’t wait to introduce you to her.” #upfronts2015
— Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) May 14, 2015
Bruce Jenner says he's excited to make a difference in transgender community in new look at his E! summer docuseries shown at #upfronts2015— Elizabeth Wagmeister (@EWagmeister) May 14, 2015
Speaking at South Carolina’s GOP convention today, former Sen. Rick Santorum surprises a bit on the topic of Bruce Jenner being transgender:
“If he says he’s a woman, then he’s a woman. My responsibility as a human being is to love and accept everybody. Not to criticize people for who they are.
“I can criticize, and I do, for what people do, for their behavior. But as far as for who they are, you have to respect everybody, and these are obviously complex issues for businesses, for society, and I think we have to look at it in a way that is compassionate and respectful of everybody.
“So these are tough issues. I haven’t got into the whole issue, and I don’t think the federal government should get into the whole issue of bathrooms. I think those are things that the business community and local agencies and organizations should deal with.”
Bruce Jenner, who recently told the world he identifies as transgender and is currently transitioning to female, has been sued for causing a driver’s death on Pacific Coast Highway.
The wrongful death case was filed Friday in Los Angeles by the stepchildren of Kim Howe, whose car was pushed into oncoming traffic after Jenner’s sport utility vehicle collided with it on Pacific Coast Highway in February.
The lawsuit by Dana Redmond and William Howe does not specify how much they are seeking, but states they have sustained enormous damages.
Jenner’s publicist Alan Nierob declined comment. Jenner has not been charged in the case. An investigation is ongoing.
Chatted up Dao Vu of Valley View Live on KTNV here in Las Vegas this afternoon regarding the Bruce Jenner/Diane Sawyer interview Friday, transgender issues and understanding the “what, how and whys” of understanding transgender life.
Thanks to the KTNV folks for having me. Hope I made sense 🙂
Orange Is The New Black star Laverne Cox, attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night, spoke to MSNBC’s Janet Mock about Bruce Jenner’s coming out to the world as transgender:
“I spoke to Bruce today, and they were really pleased with the way things went last night.”
“I think a lot of people tuned in expecting to see a spectacle, and they tuned in and saw a profoundly nuanced, complicated, beautiful human being.”
“I thought ABC handled it really beautifully…I had spoken to Bruce several months back, and the same person I had spoken to on the phone, who really just loves their children so much and wants their family to be happy, was the person I saw on television last night.”
Cox was also celebrating her Daytime Emmy Award win the night before for Best Special Class Special as an executive producer of “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word” for MTV.
New teaser for the upcoming Diane Sawyer interview with Bruce Jenner this Friday at 9PM.
Jenner is widely expected to discuss upcoming plans to transition to female.
First video teaser for the upcoming two hour interview of Bruce Jenner by Diane Sawyer.
The interview promises to cover ‘the journey, the decisions,’ and ‘the future.’
Jenner, reality TV star and former Olympian has not spoken about his widely-reported transition to female.
The interview is set to air Friday, April 24th on ABC News.
TMZ reports that Bruce Jenner was involved in a deadly car crash along Pacific Coast Highway involving four cars, leaving at least one person dead and 7 survivors with various moderate to serious injuries.
From TMZ:
Law enforcement sources tell us … there were 3 vehicles involved in the crash. We’re told there were 8 people involved and all sustained some sort of injury … but one person died at the scene.
Eyewitnesses say Bruce rear ended the white car and that car went into oncoming traffic and was struck by the Hummer.
Jenner family sources tell TMZ Bruce was being chased by as many as 5 paparazzi at the time of the crash. Bruce told cops he wasn’t drinking and passed a field sobriety test.
Bruce volunteered to go to the hospital to have his blood drawn for blood alcohol testing. He was taken in a Sheriff’s cruiser. We’ve also learned the woman who was killed in the white car was coming to a stop at a red light when Bruce hit her. We’re told law enforcement has already determined Bruce was not speeding.