Among celebrities and well-known public figures, representatives of the LGBT community and transgenders in particular are quite common. However, offhand it is difficult to name the names of famous trans people. To make up for the lack of knowledge, we have compiled a selection of the most famous transgender personalities.
The most famous transgender people in the world
- Laverna Cox
Laverne gained worldwide fame for her role as Sophia Burset in the acclaimed Netflix hit Orange New Black. Cox became the first transgender actress to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Laverne is currently an active advocate for transgender rights.
- Andrea Pejic
Andrea is the first transgender model to appear on the pages of Vogue magazine. Even before she made the transition in 2014, the girl became famous thanks to her photographs, in which she posed in both men's and women's outfits.
- The Wachowski Sisters
The directors of the famous franchise “The Matrix” one after another made the transition, turning from the Wachowski brothers to sisters. However, this did not stop them from continuing to shoot masterpieces. For example, the popular Netflix series Sense8.
- Silvia Rivera
Sylvia was a well-known activist who spoke out in support of the rights of the LGBT community and especially transgender people. She founded an organization called STAR, which provided shelter for homeless gay and trans women.
- Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning rose to public prominence as an informant in a case involving classified military documents. She was convicted of violating the espionage law, and while in prison, the girl declared that she was a trans woman and made the transition.
- Marsha P. Johnson
< p> Marsha is considered one of the founders of the LGBT rights movement in the United States. For many years, she organized riots in New York and participated, among other things, in large-scale Stonewall riots. Marsha also posed for Andy Warhol himself!
- Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner made the world aware of her transgender identity. Without hesitation, in 2015, Jenner simply published her new name on the cover of Vanity Fair, and this was the next step towards recognizing the rights of transgender people.
- Chaz Bono
However, compared to Caitlin Chaz Bono scored a little more. He didn't just announce his transition, he made a movie about it in 2011 called Become Chaz.
- Jazz Jennings
Among all the famous transgender celebrities, Jazz is considered the youngest. The girl has her own series “I am Jazz”, which was broadcast on the TLC channel. In addition, despite her young age, she is the co-founder of two foundations that support the trans community.
- Balian Bushbaum
Balian is a former Olympic pole vaulter . In 2007, he left the global sports arena and began the transition process. After that, he managed to light up in the German version of the TV program “Dancing with the Stars”.
- Alex Blue Davis
Probably the most famous Alex brought the role of a transgender doctor in the famous TV series Grey's Anatomy. In addition, he also had a role in the equally popular TV show 2 Broke Girls.
- Alexis Arquette
Alexis started her acting career at a fairly young age. She played supporting roles in several films, but she got the main first plan in a film about her transition. The painting was released in 2007 and was called “Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother”.
- Candice Kane
Candice played the role of a transgender character in the TV series Dirty Wet Money. It was one of the first times a real transgender actress played this role.
- Jeanette Mokk
Jeanette made the transition at the age of 18, and announced this to the general public in 2011 in an article published in the pages of Marie Claire magazine. Since then, Janette has been known as an ardent activist for the rights of transgender people. One of her manifestos is a New York Times memoir titled Redefining Reality.
- Caroline Cossey
Caroline is known as a British actress and model. One of the main roles of her life is the role of Bond's girlfriend in the film For Your Eyes Only. Caroline's transgenderness was reported by the British tabloid The News of The World immediately after the release of the film about agent 007 in 1881. By the way, Caroline also posed for Playboy.
- Jenna Talakova
Canadian model Jenna not only made the transition, she also made sure she was allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant. It is worth noting that he received not only permission, but also the title of “Miss Congeniality” at the end of the competition.
- Isis King
If Isis' face looks familiar, then that's because she was on seasons 11 and 17 of the hit TV show America's Next Top Model. King was the first transgender contestant and that's what made him such a recognizable face on TV.
- Candy Darling
Candy is an American transgender actress who gained popularity with her appearances in Andy Warhol's films Flesh (1968) and Woman's Revolt (1971). Candy was also an inspiration for the rock band The Velvet Underground.
- Carmen Carrera
Model, reality TV star and burlesque artist, Carmen has denied media reports that she is just a “man in a skirt” by claiming she is a complete transgender woman.
- < li>Ian Garvey
Garvey is a famous stand-up comedian who came out at the age of 32. He is best known for his collaboration with Margaret Cho, with whom he toured on her comedy show.
- Lea T
Lea became the official face of the Redken brand in 2014. This was the first time in the history of global cosmetic brands when an open transgender model became their representative.
- Raffi Friedman-Garspen
The first openly transgender of its kind to work in the White House. In 2015, Obama appointed her to be his director of public relations and recruiting. She also became the first transgender official member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
- Tracey Norman
In the 70s, Tracy was lucky to appear in an advertisement for Clairol hair dye. However, her luck ran out as soon as her transgender became known – the company immediately terminated the contract with Norman.
- Adian Dowling
In 2015, Adian took part in the Ultimate Guy competition from the American edition of Men’s Health, where he managed to radically change the views of society on how a man should really be. Adian has also launched his own line of clothing to support the trans community.
- Rene Richards
Renee's main feature is that she is the only person to have competed in the US Open in both the men's and women's categories. Of course, for this she had to sue the New York Supreme Court for a long time after she completed the transition. But in the end, she won, along with the opportunity to take part in the championship in another category.
- Jamie Clayton
Model and actress, Jamie is especially memorable viewers with his role in the series of the Wachowski sisters “The Eighth Sense”, which we already wrote about above. Of course, she got the role of a transgender character.
- Fallon Fox
A fairly well-known MMA fighter who made the transition and announced his transgender. Fallon's desire to continue her sports career, but already in the ring against women, caused a serious debate about whether she should be allowed to do this and whether this would not be cheating on other athletes. However, all disputes were eventually resolved in favor of Fox.
- Alexandra Billings
During her long acting career, Alexandra has played many roles of transgender characters, the most famous of which is in the TV series Obvious. Alexandra is also not shy about speaking out about cis people playing transgender roles. For example, she criticized Jared Leto, who played a transgender in the movie Dallas Buyers Club.
- Elliot Fletcher
Elliot is known for his transgender roles in various films and series, the most popular of which are “Shameless” and “Falsification”. Elliot is not shy about letting people know that he is trans because he wants to be seen as a person who is not only supportive but also part of the trans community.
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