Caitlyn Jenner: I "Totally Isolated Myself From The Trans Community"
Posted on Mon Jul 6th, 2015 11:25am PDT By X17 Staff
We love that she's an open book these days!
Caitlyn Jenner is gearing up for the premiere of her docuseries I Am Cait, and the Olympian is speaking out in a new WhoSay op-ed about the responsibility she feels raising awareness of trans issues as the most famous face of the community.
"Up until now, I have totally isolated myself from the transgender community so I have a lot of catching up to do. I feel such a responsibility to this courageous group to try to get it right and tell all sides of the story. To me, that's always the biggest question: am I doing it right?" she explained in the lengthy piece.
The reality star made a very public appearance in NYC during Pride weekend, and made fast friends with some of her fellow trans community members at an intimate dinner. "I went around the table and asked each of them how long it had been since their transitions. One said 20 years, the other one said 15 years ago . . . seven years ago . . . three years ago. . . They came around to me and I said, 'Two weeks,'" she recalled.
"Flash forward a few weeks and I've already learned so much about this community, the issues, and the people involved. It's been an eye-opening experience for me — mainly realizing how fortunate I am. Seeing how my new friends have overcome their adversities is such an inspiration. They are so well-adjusted and smart. . . . They are just like you and me," she concluded.
She is doing so much good in the world!
