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MANILA, Philippines – Following Caitlyn Jenner’s recent Vanity Fair cover reveal, her famous family and celebrity colleagues are rallying around her to show support for her transition journey.
Here are some of the tweets from her family, including reality stars Kim and Khloe Kardashian, their mom Kris Jenner, and Caitlyn’s daughter Kendall Jenner.
“How beautiful! Be happy, be proud, live life YOUR way!” wrote Kim Kardashian, Jenner’s step-daughter and fellow reality television star.
Caitlyn Jenner for Vanity Fair Annie Leibovitz! How beautiful! Be happy, be proud, live life YOUR way! pic.twitter.com/39fryBwUqE
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 1, 2015Kourtney wrote:
Kendall wrote on Twitter:
now that’s a cover. https://t.co/jPxSxMNwZ4
— Kendall Jenner (@KendallJenner) June 1, 2015be free now pretty bird.
— Kendall Jenner (@KendallJenner) June 1, 2015Khloe Kardashian, another of Jenner’s step-daughters, wrote on Instagram: “We were given this life because you were strong enough to live it! I couldn’t be prouder!!!
“Caitlyn, You are beautiful!!!”
Jenner was widely praised for revealing in a television interview broadcast back in April that she was transitioning to life as a woman, earning praise for coming out as transgender.
LGBT groups hailed Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover story.
“By sharing her journey with the world, Caitlyn Jenner is accelerating acceptance of transgender people everywhere and reminds us all how important it is to live as your most authentic self,” GLAAD head Sarah Kate Ellis said.
“For a transgender person to step into the world as his or her authentic self is a moment of tremendous freedom,” said Nick Adams, GLAAD’s Director of Programs, Transgender Media.
“The world can now see what Caitlyn Jenner has always known, that she is – and always has been – a woman.”
Here are a few more posts from celebrities:
My hope for the world is that we can all be as brave as @Caitlyn_Jenner. pic.twitter.com/WlJmAjv4iv
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) June 1, 2015Finally free. This made me stop. The feeling of freedom. You go @Caitlyn_Jenner! https://t.co/P4nDwltjxi
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) June 1, 2015#CaitlynJenner has truly broken the Internet. What a moment.
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) June 1, 2015CAITLYN JENNER YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) June 1, 2015CAITLYN JENNER YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) June 1, 2015The outpouring of support on Twitter also included a message from Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to Obama and chairwoman of the White House Council on Women and Girls.
“Nice to meet you, @Caitlyn_Jenner. The brave choice to live as your authentic self is a powerful example to so many,” she wrote.
Jenner became an American sports hero by setting a world record in the decathlon in the 1976 Olympics.
But it was through a previous marriage to Kris Kardashian that Jenner once again became a household name with the reality TV series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” appearing as the sometimes bemused stepfather of her flamboyant daughters.
The couple married in 1991 and have two daughters together, Kendall and Kylie. They recently divorced.
As well as the online accolades, Jenner will also receive a real-world one: sports channel ESPN announced it will give the Arthur Ashe Courage Award to the transgender star later this month.
“Being honored with this award, which is named after one of my heroes, is truly special. For the first time this July, I will be able to stand as my true self in front of my peers,” Jenner said in response to the ESPN announcement. – with reports from AFP/Rappler.com
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