Jazz Jennings

{{Infobox person

| name = Jazz Jennings

| image = Jazz Jennings 2016 (cropped).jpg

| alt = Jennings, dressed in LGBT pride wear, smiles to parade outlookers from a convertible car.

| caption = Jazz Jennings at the New York City Pride parade in 2016

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|10|06}}

| birth_place = Florida, U.S.

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| occupation = Student and television personality

| years_active = c. 2006–present

| known_for = {{unbulleted list|Transgender activism|I Am Jazz (2015)|Being Jazz (2016)}}

}}

Jazz Jennings (born October 6, 2000){{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ6i4RDBI1h/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BZ6i4RDBI1h |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription |title=Instagram post |work=Instagram |date=October 6, 2017}}{{cbignore}} is an American YouTube personality, spokesmodel, television personality, and LGBT rights activist.{{cite web |last1=Nichols |first1=James Michael |title=Jazz Jennings, Transgender Teen, Becomes Face Of Clean & Clear Campaign |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/14/jazz-jennings-clean-clear_n_6864236.html |work=HuffPost |date=March 14, 2015}}{{cite news |last1=Grinberg |first1=Emanuella |title=Why transgender teen Jazz Jennings is everywhere |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/16/living/feat-transgender-teen-jazz-jennings/ |publisher=CNN |date=March 19, 2015}} Jennings is one of the youngest publicly documented people to be identified as transgender. Jennings received national attention in 2007 when an interview with Barbara Walters aired on 20/20, which led to other high-profile interviews and appearances. Christine Connelly, a member of the board of directors for the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, stated, "She was the first young person who picked up the national spotlight, went on TV and was able to articulate her perspective and point of view with such innocence." Her parents noted that Jennings was clear on being female as soon as she could speak.{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Alan B. |last2=Adriano |first2=Joneil |title=I'm a Girl: Understanding Transgender Children |url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3088298 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701033642/https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3088298 |archive-date=July 1, 2008 |work=ABC News |date=April 27, 2007}}

Jennings is an honorary co-founder of the TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation, which her parents founded in 2007 to assist transgender youth. In 2013, she founded Purple Rainbow Tails, a company in which she fashions rubber mermaid tails to raise money for transgender children.{{cite web |url=https://transkidspurplerainbow.org/ |title=TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation |website=TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation |language=en-US |access-date=October 31, 2019}} Jennings hosts a series of YouTube videos about her life, titled "I Am Jazz".{{cite web |author=Jennings, Jazz |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_YlBM5JAE |title=I am Jazz |via=YouTube |date=December 17, 2012}} She stars in the TLC reality TV series, I Am Jazz, which premiered in 2015 and focuses on her daily life with her family and the challenges she faces as a transgender person.{{cite web |title=Transgender Teen Jazz Jennings Will Star in TLC TV Series 'I Am Jazz' |url=http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/i-am-jazz/ |publisher=TLC |access-date=July 7, 2015}}

Early life and education

Jennings was born in Florida to parents Greg and Jeanette.{{cite news |author1=Menendez, Alicia |author2=Redman, Meagan |author3=Effron, Lauren |title='I Am Jazz': Transgender Teen on Grappling with High School, Puberty |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/jazz-transgender-teen-grappling-high-school-puberty/story?id=32441791&singlePage=true |date=July 14, 2015}}{{cite web |author1=Goldberg, Alan B. |author2=Adriano, Joneil |date=April 27, 2007 |title='I'm a Girl' — Understanding Transgender Children |publisher=TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation |url=https://transkidspurplerainbow.org/tkprf-news/im-a-girl-understanding-transgender-children/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219032330/http://www.transkidspurplerainbow.org/featured/im-a-girl-understanding-transgender-children/ |archive-date=February 19, 2012}} She has an older sister, Ari, and older twin brothers Sander and Griffen.{{cite web |author=Mock, Janet |url=https://janetmock.com/2011/11/25/i-am-jazz-transgender-jeanette-documentary/ |title=Transgender Child Jazz & Mom Discuss 'I Am Jazz' Documentary |publisher=Janet Mock |date=November 25, 2011}} The family is Jewish.{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-jewish-lgbtq-activists-you-should-know/ |title=9 Jewish LGBTQ activists you should know |work=The Times of Israel |author1=Friedman, Gabe |date=June 28, 2016}} Regarding the last name, Jeanette explained that "Jennings is our pseudonym, to sort of make life easier. We try to hide our real last name as much as possible ... Our last name is a very Jewish, long last name."{{cite web |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/palette-magazine/article25505500.html |title=Growing Up Transgender: Jazz Jennings |newspaper=Miami Herald |author1=Mendenhall, Christina |date=June 25, 2015}}

Jennings was assigned male at birth and was diagnosed with gender dysphoria by age four, making her one of the youngest publicly documented people to be identified as transgender.{{cite web |last1=Prowse-Gany |first1=Brian |title=The New Face of Transgender Youth |date=October 22, 2014 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/the-new-face-of-transgender-youth-231106807.html |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=July 15, 2015}} Jennings made it clear as soon as she could speak that she was female, and, although the family presented her publicly in gender-neutral clothing, she wanted to be presented in feminine clothing.

As a child, Jennings went to Camp Aranu'tiq, the first sleepaway camp for transgender children.{{cite web |last1=Bigam |first1=Kate |title=Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen |url=https://reformjudaism.org/jewish-life/arts-culture/literature/being-jazz-my-life-transgender-teen |website=ReformJudaism.org |access-date=February 23, 2020 |language=en |date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011171303/https://reformjudaism.org/jewish-life/arts-culture/literature/being-jazz-my-life-transgender-teen |url-status=dead}} She graduated from Broward Virtual School in 2019 and was the valedictorian of her class. She was accepted to Harvard University, but delayed entry for a year.{{cite web |last1=Diaz |first1=Johnny |title=South Florida trans teen Jazz Jennings delays start at Harvard University |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/tv/fl-fea-south-florida-trans-teen-jazz-jennings-harvard-university-20191002-h6zvj7v3nrgnfg374d76lbe4rm-story.html |website=Sun-Sentinel|date=October 2, 2019 }}{{cite web |last1=Diaz |first1=Johnny |title=Harvard-bound Jazz Jennings graduates from Broward school |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/tv/fl-fea-trans-teen-jazz-jennings-graduates-high-school-20190603-nrdgjlb35jeazjk4zkeagftjvy-story.html |website=Sun-Sentinel |date=June 3, 2019 |access-date=February 23, 2020}}

Career

File:Abby Stein and Jazz Jennings at the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference.jpg at the 2016 Philadelphia Trans Health Conference. They were both named as one of the "9 Jewish LGBTQ Activists You Should Know" by JTA and TOI.]]

At six years old, Jennings and her family began appearing on television to speak about the challenges of growing up transgender.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/im-girl-understanding-transgender-children/story?id=5261464 |title=I'm a Girl: Understanding Transgender Children |work=ABC News |date=June 27, 2008}} Her story has been covered by national television shows 20/20 and The Rosie Show,{{cite web |last1=Nunn |first1=Jerry |title=Transgender pre-teen Jazz Jennings on her documentary |url=https://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=34978 |newspaper=Windy City Times |date=November 30, 2011 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331145034/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=34978 |url-status=dead }} where she appeared alongside Chaz Bono.

In 2007, Jennings's parents founded TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation to assist transgender youth; she is an honorary co-founder of the organization.Galehouse, Maggie (September 15, 2014). [https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/books/article/Jazz-Jennings-shares-story-of-her-triumphs-5751968.php "Jazz Jennings shares story of her triumphs, struggles as a transgender child in 'I Am Jazz'"]. Houston Chronicle.[https://transkidspurplerainbow.org/about-us/ "Who We Are"]. TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

In 2011, I Am Jazz: A Family in Transition, a documentary about her life and family, premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network.{{cite web |last=Linster |first=The |title="I Am Jazz" is a heartwarming look at a transgender 11-year-old |publisher=AfterEllen |date=November 28, 2011|url=http://www.afterellen.com/tv/94244-i-am-jazz-is-a-heartwarming-look-at-a-transgender-11-year-old |access-date=March 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606012842/http://www.afterellen.com/tv/94244-i-am-jazz-is-a-heartwarming-look-at-a-transgender-11-year-old |archive-date=June 6, 2018}}

In 2013, Jennings founded Purple Rainbow Tails, a company in which she fashions rubber mermaid tails to raise money for transgender children. That same year, in a follow-up interview with Barbara Walters on 20/20, they discussed Jennings's two-and-a-half-year battle with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the governing US body for the sport, to allow her to play on girls' teams. Aided by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, she succeeded in changing the USSF's policies to allow trans students to play.{{cite web |last1=Zeigler |first1=Cyd |title=Transgender 11-year-old Jazz is playing soccer, hoping to date boys |url=https://www.outsports.com/2013/1/23/4054212/transgender-11-year-old-jazz-is-playing-soccer-hoping-to-date-boys |publisher=Out Sports |date=January 23, 2013}}

Jennings co-wrote the 2014 children's book, I Am Jazz, with Jessica Herthel, the director of the Stonewall National Education Project.{{cite web |last1=Herthel |first1=Jessica |title=Why I Wrote a Book About a Transgender Child |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-herthel/why-i-wrote-a-book-about-a-transgender-child_b_5760738.html |work=HuffPost |date=September 5, 2014}} The book details her life as a transgender child.{{cite web |author=Rothaus, Steve |date=June 25, 2014 |url=https://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2014/06/jazz-jennings-a-13-year-old-trans-girl-reads-from-her-upcoming-childrens-book-with-video.html |title=Jazz Jennings, a 13-year-old trans girl, reads from her upcoming children's book (with video) |newspaper=Miami Herald |access-date=September 19, 2014}}{{cite web |last=Graff |first=Amy |title=Jazz Jenning's [sic] New Children's Book Tells Transgender Story |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=September 22, 2014 |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2014/09/22/jazz-jennings-new-childrens-book-tells-transgender-story/ |access-date=March 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924003157/http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2014/09/22/jazz-jennings-new-childrens-book-tells-transgender-story/ |archive-date=September 24, 2014}} According to libertarian magazine Reason, "I Am Jazz is one of the most banned books in the [United States]".{{cite web |last=Shackford |first=Scott |date=July 11, 2022 |title=Trans Author Jennings' I Am Jazz Is One of the Most Banned Books in the U.S. |url=https://reason.com/2022/07/11/i-am-jazz/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=Reason |language=en-US}}

In 2014, Jennings was a guest at the GLAAD Media Awards, sharing the stage with Zach Wahls and Lauren Foster.{{cite web |url=https://www.zimbio.com/photos/Jazz+Jennings/3ILujqGXqo3/24th+Annual+GLAAD+Media+Awards+Presented+Ketel |title=Jazz Jennings Pictures - 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented By Ketel One And Wells Fargo - Dinner And Show |work=Zimbio |access-date=September 19, 2014}} That year she was also named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014" by Time, and recognized as the youngest person ever featured on Out{{'}}s "Out 100" and Advocate{{'}}s "40 Under 40" lists.{{cite news |author=Feeney, Nolan |url=https://time.com/3486048/most-influential-teens-2014/ |title=The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 |newspaper=Time |date=October 13, 2014 |page=4}} She was also named in OUT{{'}}s 2014 Trans 100 list,{{cite web |last=Sherouse |first=Beth |title=HRC Foundation Introduces Youth Ambassadors |publisher=Human Rights Campaign |date=October 16, 2014 |url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hrc-foundation-introduces-youth-ambassadors |access-date=April 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031857/http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hrc-foundation-introduces-youth-ambassadors}} named a Human Rights Campaign Youth Ambassador, and received LogoTV's 2014 Youth Trailblazer Award. In March 2015, Johnson & Johnson announced a deal for Jennings to appear in Clean & Clear commercials.{{cite web |author=Alcindor, Yamiche |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/03/14/transgender-jazz-jennings-lands-clean--clear-campaign/24762285/ |title=Transgender teen Jazz Jennings lands Clean & Clear campaign |newspaper=USA Today |date=March 14, 2015}} Jennings became a spokesmodel for Clean & Clear's "See The Real Me" digital campaign and shared "the trials of growing up transgender." She also modeled for the NOH8 Campaign. She also authored a piece for Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People List, writing the entry for Laverne Cox.{{cite news |author=Jennings, Jazz |url=https://time.com/3822970/laverne-cox-2015-time-100/ |title=Laverne Cox |newspaper=Time |date=April 16, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404005633/https://time.com/3822970/laverne-cox-2015-time-100/ |url-status=dead }}

The day-to-day life of Jennings and her family is documented in the TLC reality series I Am Jazz, which debuted in July 2015.{{cite news |last1=Silver |first1=Marc |title='I Am Jazz' is the latest in this summer's transgender reality show boom |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/07/13/i-am-jazz-is-the-latest-in-this-summers-transgender-reality-show-boom/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 13, 2015}} The seventh season premiered on November 30, 2021.{{cite web |last1=Fabiano |first1=Jillian |title=Jazz Jennings Is Ready to 'Begin the Next Chapter' in Honest I Am Jazz Sneak Peek |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1311387/jazz-jennings-is-ready-to-begin-the-next-chapter-in-honest-i-am-jazz-sneak-peek |publisher=E! |date=November 29, 2021}} In 2016, Jennings published a memoir, Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-jazz-jennings-transgender-teen-family-0621-20160617-story.html |title=Transgender teen growing up in spotlight talks about bullying, depression |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 20, 2016 |author=Schoenberg, Nara|date=June 17, 2016 }}

In 2017, Robert Tonner and the Tonner Doll Company announced plans to produce a doll modeled after Jennings.{{cite news |last=Fortin |first=Jacey |title=Transgender Doll Based on Jazz Jennings to Debut in New York |date=February 17, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |department=Business |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/transgender-doll-jazz-jennings.html |access-date=February 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170217235459/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/transgender-doll-jazz-jennings.html?_r=0 |archive-date=February 17, 2017 |url-status=live}} It was to be the first doll to be marketed as transgender.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/21/health/transgender-doll-unveiled-trnd/index.html |title=Teen inspires first transgender doll |first=Alexandra |last=Larkin |publisher=CNN}} The same year, Jennings voiced a teenage transgender character, Zadie, in the season finale of the Amazon Video animated series Danger & Eggs, who sings about acceptance, helping the two protagonists understand the meaning of a chosen family.{{cite web |last1=Bendix |first1=Trish |title="Danger And Eggs" Is The Queer Cartoon We've Been Waiting For |url=https://www.logotv.com/news/rizqvu/danger-and-eggs-cartoon-amazon-kids |website=NewNowNext |access-date=February 12, 2020 |date=July 3, 2017}}{{cite web |last1=Rude |first1=Mey |title="Danger & Eggs" Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ |website=Autostraddle |access-date=February 12, 2020 |date=July 1, 2017}}{{cite web |last1=Guerrero |first1=Desirée |title=Wait, You Never Heard of Danger and Eggs? |url=https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2017/11/21/wait-you-never-heard-danger-and-eggs |website=The Advocate |access-date=February 12, 2020 |date=November 21, 2017}}{{cite web |last1=Jusino |first1=Teresa |title=Why Amazon's Danger and Eggs Is One of the Best Things to Happen to LGBTQIA Representation |url=https://www.themarysue.com/danger-and-eggs-awesome-for-lgbtqia-representation/ |website=The Mary Sue |access-date=February 12, 2020 |date=July 18, 2017}} Jennings described the experience as "groundbreaking," saying she was proud to be part of the show, especially in an episode that takes place at "a Pride event," saying it makes the role significant, meaningful, powerful, and special.{{cite web |last1=Rude |first1=Mey |title=The Cast and Crew of "Danger & Eggs" Chat About Their Super Weird, Super Queer Kids Show |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/the-queer-and-trans-cast-of-danger-eggs-a-385688/ |website=Autostraddle |access-date=February 12, 2020 |date=July 24, 2017}} In 2018, it was announced Jennings would star in a short film called Denim.{{cite web |title='I Am Jazz' Teen Jazz Jennings Raising $8,000 For Transgender Film |url=https://2paragraphs.com/2018/01/i-am-jazz-teen-jazz-jennings-raising-8000-for-transgender-film/ |website=2paragraphs}} It would focus on a transgender teen named Micayla and the events following the viral release of a photo of her in the girls' bathroom taken by a former friend. It was released to Amazon Prime Video on July 20, 2019.{{cite web |title=Trans teen Jazz Jennings stars in new Amazon Prime film |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/fl-et-jazz-jennings-new-film-20191121-w6wbdazbuvghfo44iu525lkf74-story.html |website=Sun Sentinel|date=November 21, 2019 }} In 2019, Jennings made a guest appearance on the fifteenth season of the ABC program, What Would You Do? Jennings voiced the character Lily the Fairy in the 2019 episode "Cedric & the Fairies" of The Bravest Knight, an animated series.{{cite web |url=https://lasentinel.net/whats-wrong-with-hulus-the-bravest-knight.html |title=What's Wrong With Hulu's "The Bravest Knight"? |last=Sandoval |first=Lapacazo |date=September 5, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Sentinel |access-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027153452/https://lasentinel.net/whats-wrong-with-hulus-the-bravest-knight.html |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |url-status=live}}

Personal life

In 2012, Jennings discussed her sexual orientation with Barbara Walters during her 20/20 interview, saying she was romantically attracted to boys and that she harbored some apprehension about dating because of her transgender identity. In a Q&A video on her YouTube channel in July 2014, Jennings said that she was pansexual, and that she loved people "for their personality", regardless of their sexual orientation and gender.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4NUqoAMBSk |title=Jazz a Transgender Child: Q&A |via=YouTube |date=January 1, 2014 |access-date=April 22, 2015}} In 2013, Jennings publicly discussed her wish to become a mother in the future.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/jazz-transgender-girl-motherhood-_n_3007221.html |title=Jazz, 12-Year-Old Transgender Girl, On Her Desire To Become A Mother |date=April 3, 2013 |work=HuffPost |access-date=September 19, 2014}}{{cite web |last1=Amato |first1=Laura |title=Greg & Jeanette Jennings, 'I Am Jazz': 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2015/07/jazz-jennings-parents-greg-jeanette-transgender-family-daughter-son-twin-i-am-jazz-tlc-tv-twitter/ |website=Heavy.com |date=July 22, 2015}}

=Medical complications=

In an interview published in the April 11, 2018, issue of People, Jennings said that, per her surgeons' instructions, she had lost at least {{convert|30|lb|kg}} in order to have gender confirmation surgery, which was scheduled for June 20, 2018.{{cite news |last=Fernandez |first=Alexia |date=April 11, 2018 |title=Jazz Jennings on track for gender confirmation surgery |work=People |url=https://people.com/tv/jazz-jennings-on-track-gender-confirmation-surgery/ |quote=The star of I Am Jazz opened up to PEOPLE about her recent weight loss, which was required for her surgery in June, while at the Rising Stars Luncheon at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Wednesday in Beverly Hills, California.}} The surgery was successful,{{cite web |last=Jensen |first=Erin |date=June 29, 2018 |title=Jazz Jennings is all smiles after gender confirmation surgery |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/06/29/jazz-jennings-gender-confirmation-surgery-instagram/745213002/ |access-date=July 16, 2018}} but was followed by complications that required another procedure.{{cite news |last=Sanchez |first=Rosa |date=October 16, 2018 |title=Jazz Jennings Reveals She Suffered Complication During Gender Confirmation Surgery |website=Radar Online |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2018/10/jazz-jennings-complication-gender-confirmation-surgery/ |access-date=October 16, 2018}} The surgery was performed by Dr. Jess Ting and Dr. Marci Bowers.{{cite web |website=Mount Sinai |date=January 23, 2018 |title=I Am Jazz: Big Trouble In The Big Apple |url=https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2018/i-am-jazz-big-trouble-in-the-big-apple |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207215251/https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2018/i-am-jazz-big-trouble-in-the-big-apple |archive-date=Feb 7, 2020}}

Jennings has said she struggles with mental illness and weight gain.{{cite news |title=Jazz Jennings Grapples with Binge-Eating Disorder as She Prepares for Harvard in I Am Jazz Trailer |url=https://people.com/tv/jazz-jennings-navigates-mental-health-prepares-harvard-i-am-jazz-watch/ |newspaper=People |access-date=14 February 2023 |language=en}} In an Instagram post, Jennings said she has binge eating disorder.{{cite web |last1=Ryu |first1=Edward Segarra and Jenna |title=Jazz Jennings reveals 'mental health struggles' led to binge eating in 'I Am Jazz' trailer |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/11/02/i-am-jazz-trailer-jazz-jennings-opens-up-binge-eating/6253295001/ |website=USA TODAY |access-date=14 February 2023}} After her acceptance to Harvard, Jennings began to binge eat, gaining nearly 100 pounds, which caused her to delay her entry into college. She has said that her family has fat shamed her.{{cite web |last1=Migdon |first1=Brooke |title=Reality star Jazz Jennings opens up about mental health and weight gain in new season |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/579950-reality-star-jazz-jennings-opens-up-about-mental/ |website=The Hill |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=3 November 2021}}

References

External links

{{facebook|Jazztrans|Jazz Jennings}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150707035446/http://jazzmergirl.wix.com/purplerainbowtails Purple Rainbow Tails]
[https://transkidspurplerainbow.org/ TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation]

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