Category: Transgender
The D. Smith transgender issue appears to have divided
Love and Hip Hop Atlanta fans this season. Some are
vehemently supportive of the show's first transgender cast member and her fierce ways; others feel that Smith has come on too strong, and been
turned off by her ready willingness to take a stand. In a new interview, Smith touched on one of the most controversial topics surrounding the transgender rights debate: namely, when she tells a man she wants to date that she is transgender. Read on to see D. Smith's response, and to check out the rest of the interview for yourself.
Twelve weeks after her Love & Hip Hop Atlanta debut, a look at D. Smith before and after the show reveals a fierce personality that has divided fans of the hugely popular VH1 series. Smith's willingness to stand up for what she believes without relent has rubbed several of her fellow cast members the wrong way, and stirred up debate among viewers about the limits of the show's drama.
The ongoing, multifaceted D. Smith feud has been one of Love and Hop Hop Atlanta Season 5's most intriguing plotlines. The franchise's first transgender cast member has won praise from allies for taking hard stands against detractors and drawn scorn from foes for picking fights with a wide cross-section of the show's stars. Now, thanks to the ongoing discussion of Smith's inclusion on an anti-bullying panel aimed partly at LGBT youth, it looks like tempers on both sides will be stoked once more!
It looks like there might be a Love and Hip Hop Atlanta feud brewing between two long-time cast members and one new addition. Over the past few weeks, Lil Scrappy has said some pretty insensitive things about D. Smith, who's making headlines and winning praise as the show's first transgender cast member. And, though her comments weren't about the transgender community, Momma Dee waded into the fray during last week's episode, leading some viewers to believe that a war of words might be about to explode.
Moira Smith was a 9/11 first-responder who rescued more than 100 people from the Twin Towers before the second buiding collapsed and killed her. She was given one of Glamour magazine's "Woman of the Year" awards for 2001...but, now, her husband has returned Glamour's award, and done so with fervor. Why? According to James Smith's open letter, he is offended by the magazine's decision to grant Caitlyn Jenner the same award for 2015. Read on for Smith's full statement, plus Glamour's reaction.
Jazz Jennings 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.
ESPN announced that Caitlyn Jenner will recieve the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the upcoming ESPY ceremony. But not everyone is pleased–several other athletes, including Iraq War veteran Noah Galloway had been expected to recieve the honor, and many are crying foul over the network's selection. See what athletes, celebrities, and Twitter are saying about the controversy...
Laverne Cox took to Tumblr to heap praise upon Caitlyn Jenner, pointing to her courage in standing up for trans rights. But, Cox warns, there's much more work for the transgender community to do. Read on to see Cox's full statement.
Esther Jenner, the 88-year-old mother of newly-female Caitlyn Jenner, admits that it's difficult for her to not call her former son by his former name. But Esther had only positive things to say about the transition overall–read on to find out what she thinks!
Bruce Jenner's plan to go ahead with Facial Feminization Surgery has drawn praise from some and outrage from others. But what is the little-used procedure, and how will it change the reality star's appearance? Find out about some of the social reasons that male-to-female transgendered people have the procedure done, and how, specifically, it will affect Bruce's look.
Kris admits some difficult truths in the upcoming special Keeping Up With the Kardashians: About Bruce. E! won't air the special until May 17th, but the tears are already flowing in a just-released teaser.
Not all of the attention Bruce Jenner has received since the Diane Sawyer interview has been positive. Star Trek co-star Alice Eve took Jenner to task for pretending to be a woman in a since-deleted Instagram post. Find out what she had to say, and see what the reaction to her comments has been.
