Caitlyn Jenner, Reese Witherspoon honored at Glamour Awards
“And it honestly feels like, besides appearance, nothing has changed”. “What a great opportunity in life to have”, he said.
“My transition was very, very long”, Caitlyn said. The Olympic gold medal victor announced her transition earlier this year, and created one of the news stories of 2015 with her front cover of Vanity Fair in May introducing herself as Caitlyn.
Though she admitted it was a feat, she still wasn’t quite ready for it. Are you a feminist? Ambition is not a dirty word, it’s just believing in yourself and your abilities. “Her body is like a fashion sketch”, he said.
Accompanying Jenner was one of her daughters, Kylie Jenner, who posted on Instagram an explanation for her denim attire: “Had a few major wardrobe malfunctions but that couldn’t stop me from supporting the ones I love”. Of comments that can be repeated, likely the most revealing to the common thread of complaints simply read “Caitlyn Jenner named ‘Woman of the Year.’ What a slap in the face to real women”.
Jenner also spoke about joy she has found in living openly as a woman: “Now, actually, I like going out”. And it was a big secret in the family that nobody could talk about, because I was getting destroyed in the tabloids every week, walking through the grocery lines looking at the headlines.
Caitlyn, who was married to Kris Jenner for 22 years when she was known as Bruce, said she has never felt more comfortable than she has in the last several months. She recounts, “I started thinking, maybe this is why God put me on earth”. With her leading the charge, the staggering statistic that 41 percent of trans or gender-nonconforming Americans have attempted suicide could change dramatically with the next generation.
The I Am Cait star added that she was thrilled to have flown to the ceremony having finally obtained appropriate identification. “All of a sudden, everyone came out and there were born conversations”.
She was presented her award by Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, and the two probably came close to breaking all the cameras with so much awesomeness in one photo. Today, she says they teach her about womanhood and how to work hard at being her own authentic self.
The sweetest part has been in the details.
The USA women’s soccer team was introduced by late-night host Seth Meyers, who got a cheer when he advised young women in the audience to “never waste a second of your time on (a guy who) doesn’t want your input and advice”.