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After being bullied as a kid, I became the first transgender woman to compete at the Miss USA pageant
Enriquez was told not to play with her sister's toys as a child. She later made history as the firs…
Yoonji Han
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Model Valentina Sampaio says she was once 'fired' and 'humiliated' during a job for being transgender
Valentina Sampaio became the first transgender model to appear on Sports Illustrated in 2020, posin…
Lauren Edmonds
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A transgender woman, Rikkie Valerie Kollé, was just crowned Miss Netherlands for the first time
Rikkie Valerie Kollé is the second transgender person to compete in the Miss Universe competition a…
Lauren Edmonds
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The long, troubled history of police and transgender communities
The police once raided gay bars and arrested transgender people for cross-dressing. Decades after S…
Narimes Parakul
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Ariel Nicholson makes history as the first transgender model on the cover of Vogue
The 20-year-old model was selected to represent the "Generation America" theme of Vogue's September…
Celia Fernandez
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The 2021 Miss Nevada winner is the first transgender woman crowned in the pageant's history
Kataluna Enriquez, who is 27, also works as a healthcare admin, business owner, and fashion designe…
Amanda Krause
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12 transgender models who are changing the industry
Transgender people have had a long, complicated history in the modeling industry. In the '60s, Apri…
Frank Olito
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Valentina Sampaio has become Sports Illustrated's first transgender model after appearing in its annual swimsuit issue
On Instagram, the 23-year-old model said she feels "excited and honored" to be featured in the maga…
Amanda Krause
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How a transgender Ukrainian man escaped Russia's invasion: 'I painted my nails violet and wore Mom's shirt to look more girly.'
Andriy, 19, told Insider Putin's invasion of Ukraine meant the end of his life as he knew it and he…
Bethany Dawson
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Transgender women should not be forced to reduce their testosterone levels to compete in women's Olympic sports, say new IOC guidelines
The International Olympic Committee has released new, non-binding guidance about the inclusion of t…
Bethany Dawson
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A trans teen came out to her mom in a PowerPoint presentation, and their relationship has only gotten stronger since
Gabi Jimenez, 16, came out at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Her mother Juliana told Inside…
Julia Naftulin
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Meet Abigail Thorn, the trans philosopher who wants to kill James Bond
Thorn started the YouTube channel Philosophy Tube eight years ago and will soon star in a remake of…
Chris Kaye
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Actress and activist Carmen Carrera wants trans roles in Hollywood to go beyond trauma and victimhood
Carrera told Insider that in order to break the tropes trans people typically play, there needs to …
Canela López
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Trans and non-binary representation is going mainstream in advertising, with brands like e.l.f. Beauty, Mastercard, and Starbucks on board
Brands are catering to millennials and Gen Z consumers, who are more fluid and vocal about their ge…
Tanya Dua
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The first transgender bishop in a major Christian church wants to inspire hope and expand people's minds about trans people
"I'm just excited for more trans and nonbinary folk to know that there's a full diversity of ways t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Dwyane Wade said he doesn't understand why trans people are treated as 'a problem for the world,' as he gushes about daughter Zaya blossoming
Dwyane Wade, a former basketball star, told GMA that recent anti-trans sentiments motivated his fam…
Canela López
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Caitlyn Jenner brushed off accusations she betrayed the trans community over her comment about girls' sports teams
Last week Jenner, 71, told TMZ she opposed transgender girls competing in girls' sports teams, sayi…
Bill Bostock
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A 20-year-old set up a modeling agency to boost diversity – and Vogue, Burberry and Gucci are using its talent
Since Rare Select Models was set up five years ago, the fashion industry regularly features those w…
Jyoti Mann
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America makes history by installing first openly transgender bishop
The Rev Megan Rohrer is the first openly transgender person elected to that post in any mainline Ch…
Sophia Ankel
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For the first time ever, Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue features a model with a visible C-section scar
"It wasn't until I embraced my scar that I experienced the true power in it," model Kelly Hughes sa…