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Clip description: Kids were presented with two pictures, one of Bruce Jenner and one of Caitlyn Jenner, and their reactions will both surprise you and inspire you.
“She looks happy.”
“She looks really confident.”
SheKnows Media’s Hatch program creates content for grown-ups, made by kids on a mission.
Some stories you may have missed:
• Caitlyn Jenner gets an invite to judge the Miss USA Pageant
• Ten years after ending it’s run, is there a reunion in the future for Showtime’s Queer As Folk?
• Pew Polling sees support for same-sex marriage at it’s highest point – 57% – in 20 years of polling on the subject.
• A former McKinney, Texas, police officer says his department has “a race problem.”
• Billy Graham’s anti-gay son wants haters to boycott gay-friendly companies.
• GOP presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham says he’d welcome Caitlyn Jenner’s vote. I’m betting he’d welcome anyone’s vote.
• In the afterglow of last night’s Tony Awards, here’s a glimpse into the Broadway Dreams Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing aspiring performing artists of all ages with mentorship, access and opportunity in order to fulfill their personal Broadway dreams.
Learn from those who have walked the path before you. #TransIsBeautiful #LivingOurTruth #JustTheBeginningA photo posted by Caitlyn Jenner (@caitlynjenner) on Jun 6, 2015 at 3:30pm PDT
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| GOP presidential nominee Mike Huckabee (L) and Josh Duggar |
Some news stories you may have missed:
• GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee gave a full-throated endorsement of Josh Duggar and his Duggar family when the current child molestation scandal broke. The day after the parent’s Fox News interview, the endorsement on Huckbee’s website disappeared.
• The U. S. Air Force eases their policy regarding transgender service
• 70,000 Scruff members share their Pride plans around the world. Guess which city is most excited about celebrating Pride?
• Haters petition the Olympics to revoke Caitlyn Jenner’s Olympic medals. The Olympics denies the request in succinct fashion.
• Senate Republicans vote against gay and lesbian vets’ access to spousal benefits that all other married veterans have.
• Legendary impersonator Jim Bailey passed away this week at the age of 77. Watch the clip below from an appearance on The Carol Burnett Show – what an amazing talent.
E! has announced an eight-part, one-hour documentary series titled I Am Cait, which will illustrate Caitlyn Jenner living her life as a transgender woman and telling her intimate story as she seeks out her “new normal,” according to the press release:
Living for the first time as the person she feels she was born to be, the series will also explore what Cait’s transition means for all of the people in her life and how those relationships are affected.
I Am Cait will premiere on Sunday, July 26, at 9 p.m.
The video would auto-play, which everyone hates, so here’s the link to watch the video teaser at E! website.
Since the world met Caitlyn Jenner yesterday, one item of note was that Caitlyn spells her name with a “C” and not a “K” which would have fallen in line with the Kardashian tradition.
In new info made available from Jenner’s Vanity Fair interview, Jenner shares that it was considered but in the midst of finding a new name, she went for the road less travelled.
“It’s one of the hardest things in life — choosing your own name,” she said. “One way she attempted to come up with ideas was by watching the Miss America pageant.”
Other names in consideration were apparently Cathy and Heather, but Jenner’s assistant , Rhonda, came up with the name Caitlyn and it resonated.
Jenner’s first response was “I love that name, too!” but after thinking on the spelling, Jenner felt it was time to break in a new direction and not use the “K.”
And that is how Caitlyn Jenner came to be.
It takes courage to share your story. https://t.co/Q7wWjV9Rxx— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 1, 2015
In a matter of four hours and three minutes, Caitlyn Jenner set the new world record for 1 million Twitter followers in the shortest length of time.
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Barack Obama set the previous record in May with his new account.
Jenner sent her first Tweet Monday morning at 9:17 a.m. PST — a bombshell reveal of her Vanity Fair cover, which contained her new name as well as her first photo following her transition — and reached 1 million followers at approximately 1:20 p.m. PST.
Within her first hour, Jenner had amassed 280,000 followers and the numbers quickly grew from there. “Caitlyn Jenner” began trending on Twitter just minutes after she joined.
4 hrs and 3 mins! @Caitlyn_Jenner just set a new record for fastest time to reach 1 million followers on @Twitter http://t.co/mB8u4dEU5e
— GuinnessWorldRecords (@GWR) June 1, 2015
Just hours after the world got it’s first glimpse of Caitlyn Jenner, ESPN has announced Caitlyn as the 2015 recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year’s ESPYs on ABC July 15th.
Almost 40 years ago, Bruce Jenner’s Olympic success came as a result of strengthening both his mind and body leading to his status as one of the world’s greatest athletes, but the decision to publicly come out as a transgender woman took a different kind of courage and acceptance of one’s self.
To celebrate that bravery, ESPN today announced that Jenner will be presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2015 ESPYS Presented by Capital One. Presented annually to individuals whose contributions transcend sports, the Arthur Ashe Courage Award is the pinnacle of the sports celebration, which will be televised Wednesday, July 15, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE.
Jenner’s unyielding resolve and hard work enabled him to win a gold medal in the 1976 Olympics and break world records. He then parlayed that success into a variety of roles across different areas including television, film, auto racing and business. Although Jenner first captured the attention of the nation for his athletic prowess and determination, the same strength of character shone through this past April when he sat down with ABC’s Diane Sawyer to come out as a transgender woman.
“In the past few months, the overwhelming outpouring of support from all over the world for my journey has been incredible,” said Jenner. “However, being honored with this award, which is named after one of my heroes, is truly special. For the first time this July, I will be able to stand as my true self in front of my peers.”
Many will remember out footballer Michael Sam’s moving acceptance speech for the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at last year’s ESPYs.
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.”
