Baboon TV Presents 15 Transgender Celebrities
Number Fifteen: Alicia Liu
Originally born Zi-Hua, Alicia Liu underwent
sex reassignment surgery at the age of 18.
After the surgery she gained her fame on different
television programs in China and Taiwan.
She was outed in 2010 by a former schoolmate
who showed her graduation photo online.
Liu held a press conference to confirm she
was transsexual.
“To go public with my sex change was more
of a help for me than hindrance, and it had
not affected my life”.
Number Fourteen: Amanda Lepore
She began to transition in her teens, making
costumes for hormones to properly transition.
When she was 17 years old she married and
got her sex reassignment surgery.
Eventually she made her way to New York City
and became an established nightlife figure
Number Thirteen: Jenna Talackova
This former staff editor of People Magazine
rocked the media when she revealed in 2011
that she was a trans woman.
She started out as a sex worker at the age
of 16 and eventually went on to the University
of Hawaii at Manoa for her Bachelor of Arts
in Fashion Merchandising.
She later went to New York University to get
her Masters in Arts in Journalism
Number Twelve: Janet Mock
She registered to compete in Miss Universe
Canada 2012.
She was disqualified because she was born
a man and that Miss Universe needed to be
“naturally born women”.
She had a legal battle against the organizers
and even Donald Trump.
She got to compete and made it into the Top
12.
Among her peers she was recognized and awarded
Miss Congeniality.
Number Eleven: Kye Allums
A former college basketball player for the
women’s basketball team at George Washington
University, Kye is a transgender advocate,
public speaker, and first openly transgender
NCAA Division I college athlete.
Number Ten: Carmen Carrera
Best known for being one of the hottest stars
on Rupaul’s Drag Race, in season 3, Carmen
Carrera came out as trans after the season
had ended.
Carrera has been an activist for AIDS awareness.
Recently there has been a petition asking
Victoria’s Secret to make the model and
actress one of the first transgender angels
Number Nine: Fallon Fox
Fox has been living as a transgender woman
for several years now and had gender reassignment
surgeries done in Thailand before 2006.
She came out publicly in 2013 and Fox has
since fought controversy and naysayers to
come out on top.
Number Eight: Candis Cayne
Cayne started off her career as a drag performer
until asked about the transgender movement,
and she identified as transgender.
Cayne made the transition around 1996 and
has since starred in numerous television and
reality television shows.
NumSince playing an androgynous teen in a
Bette Midler classic, “Down and Out in Beverly
Hills”, she has gone on to become a star
in the indie film world.
With tons of film and television credits to
her name, chances are you have seen Alexis
somewhere.
Number Seven: Alexis Arquette
Known for their work on “The Matrix” and
“V for Vendetta”, Lana Wachowski and her
brother are synonymous with success in the
film industry.
Lana began her transition by 2009 after keeping
to herself on the subject for several years
but is now an active person within the community
and won the HRC (Human Rights Campaign), Visibility
Award back in 2012
Number Six: Lana Wachowski
King was born biologically as a male and came
out as gay in high school which she felt wasn’t
accurate for what she was.
After having gender reassignment therapy in
2009, King has been featured on talk shows
and in hordes of magazines for her cultural
influence as a transgender woman
While she was born a male, Jennings was diagnosed
with gender identity disorder as a child and
has since been allowed to transition with
support from her family.
Number three:
While originally identifying as a lesbian,
Bono underwent a transition in 2008 and legally
changed his name from Chastity to Chaz.
Number Two:
Laverne Cox has made a serious impact on the
world since she starred as Sofia Burset in
the Netflix hit show “Orange is the New
Black”.
She has been a massive hit in the last few
years, and people can’t get enough of her!
She is the first openly transgender person
nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, and
the first openly transgender person to be
on the cover of Time magazine.
Number one:
Caitlyn, formerly the athlete known as Bruce
Jenner, may only have transitioned this year,
but she is making up for lost time!
Not only has she dealt with her surgeries
and changes, but she has also become a role
model in the transgender community for her
dealing with transgender issues and identifying
publicly.
She has since moved on from Keeping Up With
The Kardashians and is now the star if her
own eight-part series “I Am Cait”
