15+ Celebrities That You Probably Didn’t Know Were Transgender

Published on 08/27/2021
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Jazz Jennings

Besides being a media personality, Jazz is a YouTube personality, a spokesmodel, and a campaigner for LGBT rights and equality. She is one of the most visible transgender-identifying people in the public eye because she is so young. In 2007, she co-founded the TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation, which aims to provide assistance to transgender children and youth. Purple Rainbow Tails, a company that designs rubber mermaid tails to raise funds for transgender children, was founded by her the following year in 2013.

Jazz Jennings

Jazz Jennings

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Leyna Bloom

Leyna is a multi-talented actress, model, dancer, and social activist. The magazine Vogue India published an article about her as the first openly transgender woman of color to be featured in the magazine. During the Cannes Film Festival, she was recognized for her performance in Port Authority, which earned her the distinction of being the first transgender woman of color to appear in the lead role of any feature film. In 2021, she also made history by becoming the first trans woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue, which was published in the same year.

Leyna Bloom

Leyna Bloom

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