Jazz Jennings chooses Harvard University, attends prom in Harvard crimson prom dress
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VIDEO Jazz Jennings chooses Harvard University, attends prom in Harvard crimson dress

ByAsa Hawks

I Am Jazz star Jazz Jennings revealed last month that she had been accepted to both Harvard University and Pomona College, but she had yet to make up her mind where she (and TLC cameras) would be heading in the fall. After a month thinking it over, the 18-year-old reality star has officially announced that…

Jazz Jennings accepted to Harvard University and Pomona College

Jazz Jennings gets into Harvard, defends admission with academic receipts

ByAsa Hawks

What a year it has been for Jazz Jennings! The 18-year-old transgender TLC reality star underwent a gender confirmation procedure last June, and shared the process — including her recovery — on the fifth season of her reality series I Am Jazz. Last week it was announced that I Am Jazz had been picked up…

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Derick Dillard faceplants as Jazz Jennings gives him the final brush-off

ByJohn

It’s been fail after Derick Dillard fail lately. After a (relatively) controversy-free summer, Jill Duggar’s husband has over the past week raised eyebrows for possibly stepping out on his wife, and — with Jill’s help — for supposedly trying to make people believe he has a job. Following those two diversions, Derick got back to…

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Derick Dillard attacks Jazz Jennings again, this time as she recovers from bottom surgery

ByJohn

The long-standing feud between Derick Dillard and Jazz Jennings reached a new low this week. One reason is that the “feud” is now completely one-sided, with Derick — who is still fired from Counting On — lashing out at Jazz seemingly at random (or whenever his mentions drop below an arbitrary level). Another reason? Derick’s…

Derick Dillard invites Jazz Jennings to have coffee
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Derick Dillard invites Jazz Jennings to have coffee with him, still insists transgender is a ‘myth’ and a ‘delusion’

ByAsa Hawks

It’s been four months since TLC officially announced that they parted ways with 19 Kids & Counting and Counting On star Derick Dillard. The announcement after months of criticism over Derick’s transphobic tweets, beginning with his belief that “transgender is a myth” in a response to TLC promoting their reality series I Am Jazz starring…

Now that Derick Dillard has been fired, Counting On can (and will) air indefinitely
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Now that Derick Dillard has been fired, Counting On can (and will) air indefinitely

ByJohn

This weekend, Jill Duggar’s husband Derick Dillard was unexpectedly and unceremoniously fired from TLC hit Counting On. The network’s move came a day after Derick doubled down on anti-transgender comments aimed at fellow TLC star Jazz Jennings, who’d borne the brunt of Derick’s attacks for the past several months. Additionally, Derick had raised eyebrows with…

Josh Duggar and Derick Dillard together - both have been fired by TLC
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TLC fires Derick Dillard from Counting On over Jazz Jennings comments

ByAsa Hawks

We reported earlier today that Derick Dillard is continuing his criticism of fellow TLC reality star Jazz Jennings, and at roughly the same time that we were working on that post, TLC issued a statement revealing that Derick has been fired from Counting On and has not filmed for months! Here is TLC’s full statement,…

Derick Dillard speaks out against Jazz Jennings: ‘Transgender is a myth’
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Derick Dillard speaks out against Jazz Jennings: ‘Transgender is a myth’

ByDaphne Manderlay

Counting On’s Derick Dillard struck out against fellow TLC star 16-year-old Jazz Jennings, and all transgender people in general, on Twitter. “What an oxymoron… a ‘reality,’ show which follows a non-reality,” Derick tweeted. “‘Transgender’ is a myth. Gender is not fluid; it’s ordained by God.” His tweet was reacting to a TLC tweet promoting the…

Why transgender teen Jazz Jennings decided to tell her story
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Why transgender teen Jazz Jennings decided to tell her story

ByStarcasm Staff

  Jazz Jennings, who was named Jared at birth, was just a toddler when she first identified verbally as a girl. By age five, she was one of the youngest people diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, a qualification that allowed her and her parents to decide to fully commit to a gender transition. Soon Jazz…

TLC announces All That Jazz about transgender teen Jazz Jennings
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TLC announces All That Jazz about transgender teen Jazz Jennings

ByEmily

TLC announced today that they are beginning production on All That Jazz, a new reality show starring transgender teen Jazz Jennings and her family. “Jazz’s story is universal, yet unique, and we’re proud to partner with her family to share it with TLC’s audience,” Nancy Daniels, the general manager of TLC, said in a statement….