In 2015, Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner publicly announced her new identity on 20/20 with Diane Sawyer and, a few months later, in a cover story for Vanity Fair. Her television documentary, I Am Cait, showed audiences her process of reinventing relationships with friends and family and discovering her new status as a role model for the transgender community. While her publicity mobilized national conversations about gender dysphoria and transgender rights, Caitlyn has been criticized for not being able to understand the struggle of trans men and women who do not share her race or celebrity status.

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