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|birth_date=October 28th, 1949 (Age {{Age|1949|10|28}})
 
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|birth_place=Mount Kisco, [[New York]]
 
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|spouse= Chrystie Crownover (1972-1981)​, Linda Thompson ​(1981-1986)​, Kris Kardashian (1991-2015)
 
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Jenner has six children with three successive wives — Chrystie Crownover, Linda Thompson, and Kris Jenner - and from 2007 to 2021, appeared on reality show ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' with daughters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, and Kris's other children Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Khloé Kardashian.
 
Jenner has six children with three successive wives — Chrystie Crownover, Linda Thompson, and Kris Jenner - and from 2007 to 2021, appeared on reality show ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' with daughters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, and Kris's other children Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Khloé Kardashian.
  
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Jenner publicly came out as a trans "woman" in April 2015, announcing his new name in July.<ref name="legal name change"/> From 2015 to 2016, he starred in the reality television series ''I Am Cait'', which focused on his gender transition. He has been called the most famous transgender person in the world.<ref name="Pilkington"/><ref name="Transgender reality"/>
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Jenner publicly came out as a trans "woman" in April 2015, announcing his new name in July.<ref>http://www.eonline.com/news/699992/caitlyn-jenner-legally-changes-her-name-and-gender</ref> From 2015 to 2016, he starred in the reality television series ''I Am Cait'', which focused on his gender transition. He has been called the most famous transgender person in the world.
  
 
A member of the [[Republican Party]], he ran as a replacement candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Markay|first1=Lachlan|last2=Treene|first2=Alayna|last3=Swan|first3=Jonathan|date=April 23, 2021|title=Caitlyn Jenner files paperwork to run for governor of California|url=https://www.axios.com/caitlyn-jenner-california-governor-run-710153ef-7a89-460d-b9ec-9efed2a9399f.html|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2021|website=Axios|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Caitlyn Jenner Announces Run For California Governor|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990230017/caitlyn-jenner-announces-run-for-california-governor|access-date=April 30, 2021|website=NPR|date=April 23, 2021|language=en|last1=Wamsley|first1=Laurel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Caitlyn Jenner launches bid for California governor|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/caitlyn-jenner-launches-bid-california-governor-n1265064|access-date=April 30, 2021|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref> The recall failed, and Jenner only received 1% of the vote, finishing in 13th place among the candidates running to replace governor [[Gavin Newsom]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/california/governor-recall/ California governor recall election: Voters reject recall of Gavin Newsom]</ref>
 
A member of the [[Republican Party]], he ran as a replacement candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Markay|first1=Lachlan|last2=Treene|first2=Alayna|last3=Swan|first3=Jonathan|date=April 23, 2021|title=Caitlyn Jenner files paperwork to run for governor of California|url=https://www.axios.com/caitlyn-jenner-california-governor-run-710153ef-7a89-460d-b9ec-9efed2a9399f.html|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2021|website=Axios|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Caitlyn Jenner Announces Run For California Governor|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990230017/caitlyn-jenner-announces-run-for-california-governor|access-date=April 30, 2021|website=NPR|date=April 23, 2021|language=en|last1=Wamsley|first1=Laurel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Caitlyn Jenner launches bid for California governor|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/caitlyn-jenner-launches-bid-california-governor-n1265064|access-date=April 30, 2021|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref> The recall failed, and Jenner only received 1% of the vote, finishing in 13th place among the candidates running to replace governor [[Gavin Newsom]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/california/governor-recall/ California governor recall election: Voters reject recall of Gavin Newsom]</ref>
  
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Jenner was the American champion in the men's decathlon event in 1974.<ref name="1974 covers"/><ref name="USA TF HOF"/> While on tour in 1975, Jenner won the French national championship,<ref name="french championships"/> and a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games, setting the tournament record with 8,045 points.<ref name="true"/>  
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Jenner was the American champion in the men's decathlon event in 1974.<ref>https://www.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=82</ref> While on tour in 1975, Jenner won the French national championship,<ref>http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fra.htm</ref> and a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games, setting the tournament record with 8,045 points.<ref>http://espn.go.com/classic/s/add_jenner_bruce.html</ref>  
  
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At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Jenner achieved personal bests in all five events on the first day of the men's decathlon despite. Jenner was confident: "The second day has all my good events. If everything works out all right, we should be ahead after it's all over." Following a rainstorm on the second day, Jenner watched teammate Fred Dixon get injured in the [[110 meter hurdles]],<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.si.com/vault/1976/08/09/614923/bruce-caitlyn-jenner-1976-olympics-montreal-decathlon |title = Heading For The 11th Event |website = si.com |access-date = May 28, 2018 }}</ref> and so adopted a cautious approach to the hurdles and discus, then had personal bests in the pole vault, when Jenner took the lead, and javelin. At that point, victory was virtually assured, and it remained to be seen by how much Jenner would improve the record. In the final event—the 1500 meters, which was seen live on national television—Jenner looked content to finish the long competition. Jenner sprinted the last lap, making up a 50-meter deficit and nearly catching the event favorite, Soviet [[Leonid Litvinenko]], who was already well out of contention for the gold medal, and whose personal best had been eight seconds better than Jenner's personal best before the race. Jenner set a new personal best time and won the gold medal with a world-record score of 8,618 points.<ref name="dmr"/><ref name="usot"/><ref name="espnoly"/><ref name="athletics at the"/><ref name=lhpowgwm>{{cite news |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=26tVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6083%2C7613108 |newspaper = Eugene Register-Guard |location = (Oregon) |agency = wire services |title = Jenner's long haul pays off with gold and world mark |date = July 31, 1976 |page = 1B }}</ref>
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At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Jenner achieved personal bests in all five events on the first day of the men's decathlon. After the event, Jenner took an [[American flag]] from a spectator and carried it during the victory lap, starting a now-commonplace tradition among winning athletes.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/revisiting-bruce-jenners-historic-olympic-moment/story?id=30574664</ref>  
  
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After the event, Jenner took an American flag from a spectator and carried it during the victory lap, starting a tradition that is now common among winning athletes.<ref name="revisiting bruce"/><ref name="american sports"/> Abandoning vaulting poles in the stadium, with no intention of ever competing again, she stated that: "In 1972, I made the decision that I would go four years and totally dedicate myself to what I was doing, and then I would move on after it was over with. I went into that competition knowing that would be the last time I would ever do this."<ref name="espnoly"/> She explained, "It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?"<ref name="dmr"/>
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Jenner has been inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame, the Olympic Hall of Fame, the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame, and the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>https://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-31/sports/sp-9457_1_pole-vault</ref>  
  
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Jenner became a national hero and received the [[James E. Sullivan Award]] as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Jenner was named the [[Associated Press]] Male Athlete of the Year in 1976.<ref name="giardina"/><ref name="HolstPopp2004"/>
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==Gender "transition"==
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In a ''20/20'' interview with Diane Sawyer in April 2015, Jenner came out as a trans "woman", saying he had dealt with gender dysphoria since his youth and that, "for all intents and purposes, I'm a woman." Jenner had cross-dressed for many years and took hormone replacement therapy, but stopped after his romance with Kris Kardashian became more serious, leading to their marriage in 1991.
  
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Jenner's 1976 world and Olympic record was broken by four points by Daley Thompson at the 1980 Olympics in [[Moscow]]. In 1985, Jenner's Olympic decathlon score was reevaluated against the [[IAAF]]'s updated decathlon scoring table and was reported as 8,634 for comparative purposes. This converted mark stood as the American record until 1991, when it was surpassed by eventual gold medalist, and world record holder, [[Dan O'Brien]] of [[Dan & Dave]] fame.<ref name="dan o brien"/> {{As of|2018}}, Jenner was ranked twenty-sixth on the world all-time list and ninth on the American all-time list.<ref name="all time"/>
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In 2015, Jenner said that he has never been sexually attracted to men, but always to women, and that, keeping in mind the difficulty people have understanding the difference between [[sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]], he would identify as [[asexual]] for the time being.<ref name="Yahr"/><ref name="celebrities reacted"/> Jenner underwent cosmetic surgery, and ultimately completed [[sex change operation]] in January 2017.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url = https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/caitlyn-jenner-reflects-life-changed-transitioning-woman/story?id=46861647 |title = Caitlyn Jenner reflects on how life has changed since transitioning |work=ABC News |date = April 21, 2017 |access-date = April 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170429231514/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/caitlyn-jenner-reflects-life-changed-transitioning-woman/story?id=46861647 |archive-date = April 29, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> In June 2015, Jenner debuted his female name and image, and began publicly using female [[pronoun]]s.<ref name="introducing caitlyn"/> Jenner held a renaming ceremony in July 2015, adopting the name "Caitlyn Marie Jenner".<ref name="i am cait 2015"/><ref name="renaming ceremony"/> In September 2015, his name was legally changed to Caitlyn Marie Jenner.<ref name="judge grants"/>
  
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Jenner was inducted into the United States [[National Track and Field Hall of Fame]] in 1980, the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986, the [[Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame]] and the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, and the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.<ref name="arturs irbe"/> For almost 20 years, [[San Jose City College]] hosted an annual Bruce Jenner Invitational competition.<ref name="jenner invitational"/><ref name="my connection"/><ref name="bud winter bio"/>
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Jenner received immensely positive reactions from [[degenerate]] [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] and the [[liberal media|liberal]] [[mainstream media]], and gained many followers on [[social media]].
  
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Jenner was also rightfully mocked. Beginning in September 2015, Jenner was depicted on satirical American cartoon ''South Park'', which parodied [[political correctness]]. The Jenner-related episodes were titled "Stunning and Brave", "Where My Country Gone?", "Sponsored Content", "Truth and Advertising" and "PC Principal Final Justice" from the show's 19th season.<ref name="south park"/><ref name="south park ad block"/>
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In the 1970s, Olympic athletes were considered to be amateurs and were not allowed to seek or accept payment for their positions as sports celebrities. During the [[Cold War]] in 1972, three major Olympic titles that had a long history of American success{{snds}}[[Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics|basketball]], [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|the 100 meter dash]], and [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics{{snds}}Men's decathlon|decathlon]]{{snds}}were won by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] athletes. All Soviet athletes were professionals, while the United States was limited to amateurs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/russia-and-its-empires/tyler-benson/|title=The Role of Sports in The Soviet Union - Guided History}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="cia.gov"/> Jenner became an American hero by returning the decathlon title to the United States. "After the Games were over," Jenner said, "I happened to be the right guy, at that right place, at that right time."<ref name="espnoly"/> Tony Kornheiser of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that along with wife, Chrystie, Jenner was "so high up on the pedestal of American heroism, it would take a crane to get them down."<ref name="dmr"/><ref name="forgotten history"/><ref name="spotlight shifts"/>
 
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After the expected Olympic success, Jenner planned to cash in on whatever celebrity status could follow a gold medal in the same mold as Johnny Weissmuller and Sonja Henie, who had become major movie stars following their gold medals. This would require forgoing any future Olympic competition. At the time, Jenner's agent George Wallach felt there was a four-year window{{snds}}until the next Olympics{{snds}}upon which to capitalize. Wallach reported that Jenner was being considered for the role of ''Superman (1978 film)'', which ultimately went to [[Christopher Reeve]]. "I really don't know how many offers we have", Wallach claimed. "There are still unopened telegrams back at the hotel and you just can't believe the offers that poured in during the first two days."<ref name="nydn"/>
 
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[[File:VanityFairJuly2015.jpg|thumb|upright|''The Washington Post'' commented that Jenner's debut ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' cover, shot by [[Annie Leibovitz]], had special significance for its subject: "After all the magazine covers that featured the former athlete, once lauded as the 'world's greatest athlete,' the Leibovitz photograph will be the most meaningful. Looking directly at the camera, Jenner is finally herself for the first time publicly."<ref name="world's greatest athlete"/><ref name="capehart 2015"/>]]
 
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In a ''20/20'' interview with Diane Sawyer in April 2015, Jenner came out as a trans "woman", saying that he had dealt with gender dysphoria since his youth and that, "for all intents and purposes, I'm a woman." Jenner cross-dressed for many years and took hormone replacement therapy but stopped after his romance with Kris Kardashian became more serious, leading to their marriage in 1991.<ref name="DooleyDawson"/><ref name="trans2"/><ref name="EstherLee"/> Jenner recounts having permission to explore his gender identity on her own travels but not when they were coupled, and that not knowing the best way to talk about the many issues contributed to the deterioration of the 23-year-long marriage, which ended formally in 2015.<ref name="EstherLee"/>
 
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In 2015, Jenner said that she has never been sexually attracted to men, but always to women, and that, keeping in mind the difficulty people have understanding the difference between [[sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]], she would identify as [[Asexuality|asexual]] for the time being.<ref name="Yahr"/><ref name="celebrities reacted"/> Jenner underwent cosmetic surgery, and ultimately completed [[sex change operation]] in January 2017.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url = https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/caitlyn-jenner-reflects-life-changed-transitioning-woman/story?id=46861647 |title = Caitlyn Jenner reflects on how life has changed since transitioning |work=ABC News |date = April 21, 2017 |access-date = April 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170429231514/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/caitlyn-jenner-reflects-life-changed-transitioning-woman/story?id=46861647 |archive-date = April 29, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>
 
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In June 2015, Jenner debuted her new name and image, and began publicly using feminine pronoun self-descriptors.<ref name="introducing caitlyn"/> Jenner held a renaming ceremony in July 2015, adopting the name Caitlyn Marie Jenner.<ref name="i am cait 2015"/><ref name="renaming ceremony"/> Prior to her ''20/20'' interview, a two-part special titled ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians: About Bruce'' was filmed with the family in which she answered questions, and prepared her children for the personal and public aspects of the transition. In the special, which aired in May 2015, the point was emphasized that there is no one right way to transition. Jenner made it a priority to ensure that all her children were independent first before focusing on her transition.<ref name="MarcusStephanie"/> In September 2015, her name was legally changed to Caitlyn Marie Jenner and gender to female.<ref name="judge grants"/>
 
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Jenner's announcement that she is transgender came at an unprecedented time for trans visibility, including LGBT legislative initiatives.<ref name="Griggs"/><ref name="Helmore"/> The ''20/20'' interview had 20.7 million viewers, making it television's "highest-ever rated newsmagazine telecast among adults 18{{ndash}}49 and adults 25{{ndash}}54".<ref name="marc berman"/> ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' wrote that Jenner's honesty, vulnerability, and fame may have caused "cheap jokes" about trans people to "seem mean to a mainstream audience on an unprecedented scale".<ref name="Allen"/> Noting the shift in how comedians treated Jenner's transition, ''The Daily Beast'' saw the change as the same evolution that took place in acceptance of [[LGBT]] people as a whole when "comedians finally cross the critical threshold from mockery to creativity in their joke-telling".<ref name="Allen"/>
 
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Jenner's emerging gender identity was revealed in a ''Vanity Fair'' interview written by Buzz Bissinger. Annie Leibovitz photographed the cover, the magazine's first to feature an openly transgender woman, which was captioned "Call me Caitlyn".<ref name="pose for cover"/><ref name="women of color"/> Using her [[Twitter]] handle, @Caitlyn_Jenner, she tweeted: "I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me." ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine declared this tweet the tenth most re-tweeted tweet of 2015, based on re-tweets of tweets by verified users from January 1 to November 10 of that year.<ref name="retweeted tweets"/> Jenner amassed over one million Twitter followers in four hours and three minutes, setting a new [[Guinness Book of World Records]] and surpassing United States President [[Barack Obama]], who, a month before, accomplished the same feat in four hours and fifty-two minutes.<ref name="by the numbers"/><ref name="world record"/> Four days later Jenner was up to 2.37 million followers, with another 1.5 million followers on [[Instagram]].<ref name="graydon carter"/>
 
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Jenner was also mocked. Beginning in September 2015, Jenner was depicted on the satirical American animated program ''South Park'', which parodied her supporters' [[political correctness]], as well as her driving record. The Jenner-related episodes were "Stunning and Brave", "Where My Country Gone?", "Sponsored Content", "Truth and Advertising" and "PC Principal Final Justice" from the show's 19th season.<ref name="south park"/><ref name="south park ad block"/>
 
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In April 2016 during the Republican presidential primaries, Jenner became an exemplar for candidate [[Donald Trump]]'s opposition to North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, with Trump saying that Jenner could use any restroom of her choosing at his [[Trump Tower]] property. Jenner soon posted a video showing that she had taken Trump up on his offer. She thanked Trump and assured Trump's adversary [[Ted Cruz]] that "nobody got molested".<ref name="cudgel"/><ref name="trump tower"/>
 
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In June 2016, Jenner was one of several celebrities depicted using synthetic nude "sleeping" bodies for the video of [[Kanye West]]'s song "Famous".<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7416556/kanye-west-naked-taylor-swift-donald-trump-famous-video-premiere |title = Kanye West Nuzzles Naked Taylor Swift, Donald Trump & Bill Cosby in 'Famous' Video |work = Billboard |date = June 25, 2016 |access-date = June 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160625172715/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7416556/kanye-west-naked-taylor-swift-donald-trump-famous-video-premiere |archive-date = June 25, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> Later that month, an episode of ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' was released featuring Jenner, as Bruce (portrayed by Peter Shukoff) and then Caitlyn (portrayed by transgender rapper Jolie "NoShame" Drake), rap battling against Bruce Banner (portrayed by Lloyd Ahlquist) then [[Hulk|The Hulk]] (portrayed by Mike O'Hearn).
 
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Since coming out as a trans woman in 2015, Jenner has been called the most famous openly transgender woman in the world.<ref name="legal name change"/><ref name="Pilkington"/><ref name="Transgender reality"/> She is also one of the most recognized LGBT people in the world and arguably the most famous [[LGBT Olympians|LGBT athlete]].<ref name="five transgender"/> Jenner said that her visibility was partly to bring attention to gender dysphoria, violence against trans women, and other [[List of transgender-related topics|transgender issues]].<ref name="FordMatt"/> She also sought to promote more informed discussion of LGBT issues.<ref name="FordMatt"/> She signed with [[Creative Artists Agency]]'s speakers department and will collaborate with the CAA Foundation on a philanthropic strategy focusing on LGBT issues.<ref name="caa speakers"/> She made a private appearance at the [[Los Angeles LGBT Center]] in June 2015, where she spoke with trans youth.<ref name="trans youth"/>
 
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Jenner received the [[Arthur Ashe Courage Award]] during the [[2015 ESPY Awards]] in July 2015. ESPN executive producer Maura Mandt said Jenner was given the award because "she has shown the courage to embrace a truth that had been hidden for years, and to embark on a journey that may not only give comfort to those facing similar circumstances, but can also help to educate people on the challenges that the transgender community faces."<ref name="arthur ashe"/> She is the third consecutive openly LGBT person to receive the award following footballer [[Michael Sam]] (2014) and anchorwoman [[Robin Roberts (newscaster)|Robin Roberts]] (2013).<ref name="watershed moment"/>
 
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In October, Jenner presented the [[Point Foundation (LGBT)|Point Foundation's]] Horizon Award to television producers [[Rhys Ernst]] (of the show ''[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]'') and Zach Zyskowski (of the show ''[[Becoming Us]]'').<ref name="cleavage"/><ref name="suntimes1"/> This was her second public speaking engagement after her gender transition.<ref name="suntimes1"/>
 
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In November, Jenner was listed as one of the nine runners-up for ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]''{{'s}} Person of the Year.<ref name="the finalists"/> That month she was also listed as one of the ''[[Out (magazine)|Out100]]'' of 2015, with ''Out'' calling her the "Newsmaker of the Year."<ref name="out100"/> On [[International Human Rights Day]], Jenner discussed transgender rights with [[Samantha Power]], the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.<ref name="talks transgender"/> In 2016, Jenner was on the cover of ''The Advocate''{{'s}} February/March issue.<ref name="education of"/>
 
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[[MAC Cosmetics]] collaborated with Jenner on a lipstick, called Finally Free, which was made available for purchase April 8, 2016, with MAC stating, "100% of the selling price goes to the [[MAC AIDS Fund]] Transgender Initiative, to further its work in support of transgender communities."<ref name="instagram reveal"/><ref name="mac lipstick"/> Also in April 2016, Jenner was listed as No.{{nbsp}}8 on ''Out'' magazine's Power 50 list.<ref name="power list"/><ref name="power 50"/> In May 2016, her interview with Diane Sawyer in 2015 won Outstanding TV Journalism{{snds}}Newsmagazine at the [[GLAAD Media Award]]s.<ref name="glaad media awards"/>
 
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In 2021, Jenner's decision to run for [[governor of California]] was met with pushback from many LGBT activists and trans people, with activists criticizing Jenner for her views on transgender issues and support for the Republican Party.<ref name="AP.Crary"/><ref name="Vox.Burns"/> Katelyn Burns of ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'' said "Jenner's politics and controversial existence as a self-professed trans advocate has long put trans Americans in a double bind, forcing them to defend her from transphobic attacks while deploring her political views."<ref name ="Vox.Burns"/> This decision became even more controversial following Jenner's opposition to [[Transgender people in sports|trans girls in girls' sports]], with some advocates saying that Jenner "did not represent the broader LGBT community".<ref>{{cite web |title=Caitlyn Jenner says transgender girls in women's sports is 'unfair' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/caitlyn-jenner-says-transgender-girls-women-s-sports-unfair-n1266138 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
 
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Jenner's gender transition is the subject of ''I Am Cait'', initially an eight-part TV documentary series, which premiered on E! in July 2015 to an audience of 2.7 million viewers.<ref name="docu-series 1st promo"/><ref name="docu-series hits"/><ref name="heaps of praise"/> Jenner is an executive producer of the show.<ref name="joe otterson"/> The show focuses on Jenner's transition and how it affects her relationships with her family and friends. The show also explores how Jenner adjusts to what she sees as her job as a role model for the transgender community.<ref name="docu-series promo"/><ref name="the new normal"/> In October 2015, the show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://deadline.com/2016/01/i-am-cait-season-2-premiere-date-e-1201683327/ |title = 'I Am Cait' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date On E! |magazine = Deadline.com |first = Denise |last = Petski |date = January 14, 2016 |access-date = February 16, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160222144409/http://deadline.com/2016/01/i-am-cait-season-2-premiere-date-e-1201683327/ |archive-date = February 22, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> The show tied for Outstanding Reality Program at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2016.<ref name="jazz jennings"/><ref name="demi lovato"/>
 
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Jenner's memoir, ''The Secrets of My Life'', was published on April 25, 2017.<ref name="Jenner2017">{{cite book |author = Caitlyn Jenner |title = The Secrets of My Life |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=1PniDQAAQBAJ |date = April 27, 2017 |publisher = Orion |isbn = 978-1-4091-7395-3 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170426074538/https://books.google.com/books?id=1PniDQAAQBAJ |archive-date = April 26, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>
 
  
 
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Jenner is a [[RINO]], describing himself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Jenner initially supported [[Ted Cruz]] in the 2016 Republican primaries. He claims to have voted for [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 presidential election]], yet records show otherwise<ref>https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/04/21/caitlyn-jenner-has-infrequently-voted-now-she-might-run-for-office-1376788</ref>. Despite saying on his reality show, ''I Am Cait'', that he preferred Trump to [[Hillary Clinton]], during his Presidency, Jenner constantly attacked Trump. Jenner claims to support border wall construction, but is liberal on amnesty.<ref> https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/09/caitlyn-jenner-backs-amnesty-illegal-aliens-absolutely/</ref> Jenner also claims he is a self-described "compassionate disrupter" fighting against "[[elitist]]" career politicians.
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Jenner is a [[RINO]], describing himself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Jenner initially supported [[Ted Cruz]] in the 2016 Republican primaries. He claims to have voted for Donald Trump in the [[2016 presidential election]], yet records show otherwise<ref>https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/04/21/caitlyn-jenner-has-infrequently-voted-now-she-might-run-for-office-1376788</ref>. Despite saying on his reality show, ''I Am Cait'', that he preferred Trump to [[Hillary Clinton]], during his Presidency, Jenner constantly attacked Trump. Jenner claims to support border wall construction, but is liberal on amnesty.<ref> https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/09/caitlyn-jenner-backs-amnesty-illegal-aliens-absolutely/</ref> Jenner also claims he is a self-described "compassionate disrupter" fighting against "[[elitist]]" career politicians.
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Prior to her public gender transition, Jenner had been married three times, first to Chrystie Scott (nee Crownover) from 1972 to 1981. They have two children, son Burt Jenner and daughter Cassandra "Casey" Marino (nee Jenner).<ref name="fantasy man" /><ref name="bwj born" /> Jenner and Scott's divorce was finalized the first week of January 1981.<ref name="wreckage" />
 
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On January 5, 1981, Jenner married actress Linda Thompson in Hawaii.<ref name="hee haw" /> They have two sons together, Brandon Jenner and Brody Jenner.<ref name="brody joins kuwtk" /> By February 1986, Jenner and Thompson had separated and subsequently divorced.<ref name="happiness not working" /> Their sons later starred on the reality show ''The Princes of Malibu'',<ref name= "follow fox" /> and Brody appeared in the reality show ''The Hills''.<ref name="brody slams" />
 
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On April 21, 1991, Jenner married Kris Kardashian (nee Houghton) after five months of dating.<ref name="j-k" /> They have two daughters, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner. While married, Jenner was also the step-parent to Kris's children from her previous marriage Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Rob Kardashian who star in ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. The couple separated in June 2013, but the separation was not publicly announced until four months later, in October.<ref name="much happier" /><ref name="always love" /><ref name="divorce filings" /> Kris filed for divorce in September 2014, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref name="11 months" /> Their divorce terms were finalized in December 2014 and went into effect on March 23, 2015, as mandated by a state legal requirement for a six-months delay after the filing.<ref name="divorce finalized" />
 
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Jenner began television appearances in the mid-1970s, both as herself and in character roles. One of Jenner's first recurring television roles was as a co-host of the short-lived daytime talk and variety series ''America Alive!'' in 1978. The comedy ''Can't Stop the Music'' (1980) was Jenner's first film appearance. She starred in the made-for-TV movies ''The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story''<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-golden-moment-an-olympic-love-story-59449211/ |title = The Golden Moment – An Olympic Love Story |website = Hollywood.com |publisher = Hollywood.com, LLC. |access-date = March 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233844/http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-golden-moment-an-olympic-love-story-59449211/ |archive-date = March 23, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> (1980) and ''[[Grambling's White Tiger]]'' (1981).<ref name="white tiger"/> During the 1981–1982 season, Jenner became a semi-regular cast member in the police series ''CHiPs'', guest-starring as Officer Steve McLeish for six episodes, substituting for star Erik Estrada, who was locked in a contract dispute with [[NBC]] and [[MGM]].<ref name="KindelanEffron"/> Jenner also appeared in an episode of the sitcom ''Silver Spoons'' called "Trouble with Words", wherein her personal issues with dyslexia were revealed in a storyline about a recurring teenage character with the same problem.
 
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Jenner has appeared in a variety of [[game show]]s and [[reality television]] programs, including starring with Grits Gresham in an episode of ''The American Sportsman''.<ref name="cj bio"/> In the early 1990s, Jenner was the host of an infomercial for a stair-climbing exercise machine called the Stair Climber Plus.<ref name="super step"/>
 
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Since late 2007, Jenner has starred in the E! reality series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' along with wife Kris Jenner, stepchildren Kourtney, Kimberley, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian (from Kris's marriage to attorney Robert Kardashian), and daughters Kylie and Kendall.<ref name="jenner split"/>
 
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In 2011, Jenner appeared in the [[Adam Sandler]] comedy ''Jack and Jill'' in a scene with [[Al Pacino]] as an actor in a play.<ref name="jack and jill"/> Like ''Can't Stop the Music'', the film won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture and swept every Razzie category.<ref name="new razzie"/>
 
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In August 2015, Jenner won the Social Media Queen award at the Teen Choice Awards.<ref name="teen choice 2015"/> In October 2015, ''Glamour (magazine)'' magazine named her one of its 25 Glamour Women of the Year, calling her a "Trans Champion."<ref name="trans champion"/> In November 2015, Jenner was listed as one of ''Entertainment Weekly''{{'s}} 2015 Entertainers of the Year.<ref name="ew 2015 eoty"/> In December 2015, she was named [[Barbara Walters]]' Most Fascinating Person of 2015.<ref name="most fascinating 2015"/> Also in that month, she was listed on ''Time'' magazine's eight-person shortlist for the 2015 Person of the Year,<ref name="time poty 2015"/> and Bing released its list of the year's "Most Searched Celebrities", which Jenner was at the top of, and declared Jenner's ''Vanity Fair'' cover the second in a list of "top celeb moments of 2015."<ref name="bing top 2015"/><ref name="bing most 2015"/> She was the second most searched for person on Google in 2015.<ref name="google 10 most"/> In April 2016, she was listed in the [[Time magazine|''Time'' 100]].<ref name="wayne maines"/> In June 2016, Jenner became the first openly transgender person to be featured on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated''. The cover and associated story marked the 40th anniversary of her winning the 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/caitlyn-jenner-covers-sports-illustrated-talks-1976-olympics-w211467 |title = Caitlyn Jenner poses for Sports Illustrated |last = French |first = Megan |date = June 28, 2016 |newspaper = [[Us Weekly]] |location = Sports |access-date = June 28, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160628214937/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/caitlyn-jenner-covers-sports-illustrated-talks-1976-olympics-w211467 |archive-date = June 28, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://m.mic.com/articles/145949/caitlyn-jenner-s-sports-illustrated-cover-just-hit-newsstands |title = Caitlyn Jenner's 'Sports Illustrated' Cover Just Hit Newsstands &#124; Mic |date = February 18, 2016 |publisher = M.mic.com |author = Mic |access-date = June 30, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
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Feminist author [[Germaine Greer]] called ''Glamour'' magazine's decision to award Jenner with a "Woman of the Year" award misogynistic, questioning whether a transgender woman could be better than "someone who is just born a woman."<ref name="wanted limelight"/> Jenner also received criticism from individuals such as actress [[Rose McGowan]], for stating in a [[BuzzFeed]] interview<ref name="most proud"/> that the hardest part about being a woman "is figuring out what to wear". McGowan argued: "We are more than deciding what to wear. We are more than the stereotypes foisted upon us by people like you. You're a woman now? Well fucking learn that we have had a VERY different experience than your life of male privilege." McGowan later stated that she was not transphobic, and added: "Disliking something a trans person has said is no different than disliking something a man has said or that a woman has said. Being trans doesn't make one immune from criticism."<ref name="Hetter"/><ref name="mcgowan-advocate">{{cite web |url = http://www.advocate.com/caitlyn-jenner/2015/11/17/rose-mcgowan-caitlyn-jenner-we-are-more-deciding-what-wear |title = Rose McGowan to Caitlyn Jenner: 'We Are More than Deciding What to Wear' |work = [[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |date = November 18, 2015 |access-date = July 18, 2016 |author = Ennis, Dawn |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160601143135/http://www.advocate.com/caitlyn-jenner/2015/11/17/rose-mcgowan-caitlyn-jenner-we-are-more-deciding-what-wear |archive-date = June 1, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>
 
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Chris Mandle of ''[[The Independent]]'' stated: "Jenner has gone on to inspire countless men and women, but her comments, which were made after she was celebrated at ''Glamour'' magazine's Women Of The Year in New York were branded 'offensive and insulting'." He added: "People began tweeting the other, harder things women have to deal with, such as institutionalized oppression, abuse and sexual assault".<ref name="Mandle"/> James Smith, husband of Moira Smith, the only female New York Police Department officer to die on September 11, 2001, returned Moira's "Woman of the Year" award, given posthumously. Referring to Jenner as a man, he stated that he found ''Glamour'' giving Jenner the same award insulting to Moira's memory, and referred to the matter as a publicity stunt.<ref name="heros husband"/><ref name="returns award"/> Smith later said that, having supported transgender youth and ''Glamour'''s decision to honor transgender actress Laverne Cox in 2014, he did not object because Jenner is transgender; he objected to Jenner's "hardest part about being a woman" commentary; this proved to him that Jenner "is not truly a woman. I believe this comment and others he has made trivializes the transgender experience as I have witnessed it."<ref name="Hetter 2"/>
 
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{{quotebox|"[Jenner] also immediately followed up her "what women wear" dilemma with: It's more than that. I'm kind of at this point in my life where I'm trying to figure this womanhood thing out. It is more than hair, makeup, clothes, all that kind of stuff. There's an element here that I'm still kind of searching for. And I think that'll take a while. Because I think as far as gender, we're all on a journey. We're all learning and growing about ourselves. And I feel the same way."}}
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In 2021, Jenner's decision to run for governor of California was met with pushback from many LGBT activists and trans people, with activists criticizing Jenner for his views on transgender issues and support for the Republican Party.<ref name="AP.Crary"/> This decision became even more controversial following Jenner's opposition to trans girls in girls' sports.<ref>{{cite web |title=Caitlyn Jenner says transgender girls in women's sports is 'unfair' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/caitlyn-jenner-says-transgender-girls-women-s-sports-unfair-n1266138 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
  
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Tam considered McGowan's criticism to be over the top, and stated of James Smith's criticism, "The salient point here is one about courage. We easily recognise physical courage such as saving orphans from burning buildings, or ordinary people putting their lives in the line of fire. It is far harder to recognise mental courage." She added: "Without a doubt, the police officer who died in the September 11 attacks was courageous. But so is Jenner. It's a different kind of courage, but it is courage nonetheless."<ref name="Tam"/>
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Bruce "Caitlyn" Jenner
Born October 28th, 1949 (Age 76)
Mount Kisco, New York
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Chrystie Crownover (1972-1981)​, Linda Thompson ​(1981-1986)​, Kris Kardashian (1991-2015)

William Bruce "Caitlyn Marie" Jenner (born October 28, 1949) is an American male-to-female transgender media personality, Olympic gold-winning athlete[1], actor, reality show star, and a former Republican candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election[2].

Jenner has six children with three successive wives — Chrystie Crownover, Linda Thompson, and Kris Jenner - and from 2007 to 2021, appeared on reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians with daughters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, and Kris's other children Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Khloé Kardashian.

Jenner publicly came out as a trans "woman" in April 2015, announcing his new name in July.[3] From 2015 to 2016, he starred in the reality television series I Am Cait, which focused on his gender transition. He has been called the most famous transgender person in the world.

A member of the Republican Party, he ran as a replacement candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election.[4][5][6] The recall failed, and Jenner only received 1% of the vote, finishing in 13th place among the candidates running to replace governor Gavin Newsom.[7]

Olympic success

Jenner was the American champion in the men's decathlon event in 1974.[8] While on tour in 1975, Jenner won the French national championship,[9] and a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games, setting the tournament record with 8,045 points.[10]

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Jenner achieved personal bests in all five events on the first day of the men's decathlon. After the event, Jenner took an American flag from a spectator and carried it during the victory lap, starting a now-commonplace tradition among winning athletes.[11]

Jenner has been inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame, the Olympic Hall of Fame, the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame, and the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.[12]

Gender "transition"

In a 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer in April 2015, Jenner came out as a trans "woman", saying he had dealt with gender dysphoria since his youth and that, "for all intents and purposes, I'm a woman." Jenner had cross-dressed for many years and took hormone replacement therapy, but stopped after his romance with Kris Kardashian became more serious, leading to their marriage in 1991.

In 2015, Jenner said that he has never been sexually attracted to men, but always to women, and that, keeping in mind the difficulty people have understanding the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity, he would identify as asexual for the time being.[13][14] Jenner underwent cosmetic surgery, and ultimately completed sex change operation in January 2017.[15] In June 2015, Jenner debuted his female name and image, and began publicly using female pronouns.[16] Jenner held a renaming ceremony in July 2015, adopting the name "Caitlyn Marie Jenner".[17][18] In September 2015, his name was legally changed to Caitlyn Marie Jenner.[19]

Jenner received immensely positive reactions from degenerate Hollywood and the liberal mainstream media, and gained many followers on social media.

Jenner was also rightfully mocked. Beginning in September 2015, Jenner was depicted on satirical American cartoon South Park, which parodied political correctness. The Jenner-related episodes were titled "Stunning and Brave", "Where My Country Gone?", "Sponsored Content", "Truth and Advertising" and "PC Principal Final Justice" from the show's 19th season.[20][21]

Politics

Jenner is a RINO, describing himself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Jenner initially supported Ted Cruz in the 2016 Republican primaries. He claims to have voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, yet records show otherwise[22]. Despite saying on his reality show, I Am Cait, that he preferred Trump to Hillary Clinton, during his Presidency, Jenner constantly attacked Trump. Jenner claims to support border wall construction, but is liberal on amnesty.[23] Jenner also claims he is a self-described "compassionate disrupter" fighting against "elitist" career politicians.

In 2021, Jenner's decision to run for governor of California was met with pushback from many LGBT activists and trans people, with activists criticizing Jenner for his views on transgender issues and support for the Republican Party.[24] This decision became even more controversial following Jenner's opposition to trans girls in girls' sports.[25]

In April 2016 during the Republican presidential primaries, Jenner became an exemplar for then-candidate Donald Trump's bizarre opposition to North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, with Trump saying that Jenner could use any restroom of his choosing at his Trump Tower property. Jenner soon posted a video showing that he had taken Trump up on his offer.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.eonline.com/news/846140/caitlyn-jenner-on-faith-the-kardashians-and-running-for-office-5-highlights-from-her-book-talk
  2. ↑ https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/caitlyn-jenner-announced-plans-run-california-governor
  3. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/news/699992/caitlyn-jenner-legally-changes-her-name-and-gender
  4. ↑ Caitlyn Jenner files paperwork to run for governor of California (en) (April 23, 2021).
  5. ↑ "Caitlyn Jenner Announces Run For California Governor", April 23, 2021. (en) 
  6. ↑ Caitlyn Jenner launches bid for California governor (en).
  7. ↑ California governor recall election: Voters reject recall of Gavin Newsom
  8. ↑ https://www.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=82
  9. ↑ http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fra.htm
  10. ↑ http://espn.go.com/classic/s/add_jenner_bruce.html
  11. ↑ https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/revisiting-bruce-jenners-historic-olympic-moment/story?id=30574664
  12. ↑ https://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-31/sports/sp-9457_1_pole-vault
  13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Yahr
  14. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named celebrities reacted
  15. ↑ Caitlyn Jenner reflects on how life has changed since transitioning. ABC News (April 21, 2017).
  16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named introducing caitlyn
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named i am cait 2015
  18. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named renaming ceremony
  19. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named judge grants
  20. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named south park
  21. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named south park ad block
  22. ↑ https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/04/21/caitlyn-jenner-has-infrequently-voted-now-she-might-run-for-office-1376788
  23. ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/09/caitlyn-jenner-backs-amnesty-illegal-aliens-absolutely/
  24. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named AP.Crary
  25. ↑ Caitlyn Jenner says transgender girls in women's sports is 'unfair' (en).
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