A Role model for Young Transgendered girls

It's no secret that transgendered issues have been in the news a lot in recent years. It is finally bringing the issue to the fore front after so many years of no one wanting to talk about it. There is good information out there if you look for it and some bad as well if you are not careful.

When I was growing up i had no transgendered role models. For many years I had no idea that there was anyone else like me out there. It was not until my teen years i knew what I was. With the recent flood of stories about trans celebrities, rights, and legal issues no one can claim that its hard to find information anymore.

But for teens and young trans guys and girls they still face many problems and uncertainty. They face parents and friends who do not understand or often do not accept them for who and what they are. But there is atleast one role model in my opinion that they can look up to now. Jazz Jennings a transsexual teen who has spent most of her life living as her chosen gender. She came out to her parents at a young age and thankfully they were accepting and supportive of her living as the person she is. She has become an advocate for trans youth and through her YouTube channel, various TV interviews and now television show "I Am Jazz" she is bringing the struggles of trans youth to the forefront. I wish i'd had such a role model when i was younger maybe i would have had the bravery to come out and who knows may have had a very different life.