Model Teddy Quinlivan has decided to speak publicly about her transgender identity for the first time. In an exclusive interview with CNN Style she explained why now: "I've decided to reveal my trans identity because of the political climate in the world right now -- particularly in the United States"
Model Teddy Quinlivan has decided to speak publicly about her transgender identity for the first time. In an exclusive interview with CNN Style she explained why now: "I've decided to reveal my trans identity because of the political climate in the world right now -- particularly in the United States"
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"I think the personal is political ... it's political, but I'm also doing it for myself. I was ready to come out, but I think the times we live in elevated the sense of importance and urgency."
"I think the personal is political ... it's political, but I'm also doing it for myself. I was ready to come out, but I think the times we live in elevated the sense of importance and urgency."
Jake Jones (via Women Management)
"I'm definitely a little bit nervous, because I've been presenting as cisgender (a person who identifies with the sex they were assigned at birth) for so long ... since I transitioned when I was 16, I've been living as a cis female.
"I'm definitely a little bit nervous, because I've been presenting as cisgender (a person who identifies with the sex they were assigned at birth) for so long ... since I transitioned when I was 16, I've been living as a cis female.
Craig McDean for AnOther Magazine
"I was very lucky, because I won the genetic lottery -- I looked a certain way and my voice hadn't dropped."
"I was very lucky, because I won the genetic lottery -- I looked a certain way and my voice hadn't dropped."
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"That privilege gave me a lot of confidence to walk down the street, date and (work) in the fashion industry, where people I would presume I was a 'normal' girl.
"That privilege gave me a lot of confidence to walk down the street, date and (work) in the fashion industry, where people I would presume I was a 'normal' girl.
Billy Kidd (Courtesy of Marc Jacobs, via Women Management)
"But when you come out as transgender to the world, on a platform, there may be some backlash."
"But when you come out as transgender to the world, on a platform, there may be some backlash."
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"People might be violent against me because of something I never chose. That makes me nervous, but I'm really excited to share my story with the world."
"People might be violent against me because of something I never chose. That makes me nervous, but I'm really excited to share my story with the world."
Ace Amir (via Women Management)
"My optimism outweighs the fear."
"My optimism outweighs the fear."
Jason Kibbler (Courtesy of Vogue Russia, via Women Management)
"I don't think it's a problem because I don't think there's anything wrong with being trans," she said. "I'm a woman first and foremost ... I'm a model but I'm also transgender, and I think in a time when I can count most transgender celebrities on my hands, (this) is crucial."
"I don't think it's a problem because I don't think there's anything wrong with being trans," she said. "I'm a woman first and foremost ... I'm a model but I'm also transgender, and I think in a time when I can count most transgender celebrities on my hands, (this) is crucial."
Jason Kibbler (Courtesy of Vogue Russia, via Women Management)
"The transgender community needs more visibility. And with more visibility will come more acceptance."
"The transgender community needs more visibility. And with more visibility will come more acceptance."
Albert Watson for Vogue Japan