Caitlyn Jenner Steps Out

He was former Olympian athlete and TV personality Bruce Jenner. As Caitlyn Jenner, she is probably the most famous openly transgender person in the world. Especially now she has posed for Annie Liebowitz on the cover of Vanity Fair.

But is she a role model for transgender people everywhere? Will the Vanity Fair cover help shift attitudes in the US and around the world? Or, does the decision to pose for the glamour photo shoot mean she represents conventional and unattainable Hollywood-style wealth and fame that bears little relation to most transgender peoples’ lives? There is huge interest worldwide in her story but what exactly does it tell us?

We talk it over with trans people who have made the same transition including journalist Paris Lees and Indian talk-show host Apsara Reddy.

(Photo: A woman looks at the front cover of Vanity Fair which pictures Caitlyn Jenner. Credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)