Caitlyn Jenner has been labeled as a ‘hero’ in this country but it seems that some people are not here for her.
After she gave her speech at the Chicago House Speaker Series luncheon for the Chicago House, she was met outside to angry protesters who did not want Jenner representing the transgender community.
One protester told Jenner “You are an insult to trans people, you are an insult to women. You have no right to represent us.”
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On a Facebook page (now taken down), the protesters said:
Who, you may ask, did they select to speak on the issues facing trans people and especially trans women in our city? Caitlyn Jenner. Caitlyn Jenner, who lives in a mansion and has a net worth of millions of dollars, while the average trans person has a 41 percent chance of experiencing homelessness [sic] and a nearly 50 percent chance of living off less than $10k per year.
Caitlyn Jenner, who said in a segment on her hit new reality TV series I Am Cait, regarding people who rely on social services to get by: ‘You don’t want people to get totally dependent on it. That’s when they get into trouble. ‘Why should I work? You know, I’ve got a few bucks, I’ve got my room paid for.”
If you think Chicago House’s shameless pandering to the trans community for mediocre representation, embodied by a clueless rich white woman who thinks disenfranchised trans women of color should just pluck themselves up off the street and stop being so lazy, is an insult and a disgrace, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Meet us in the lobby Thursday to tell Chicago House, Caitlyn Jenner, and all her supporters that Caitlyn Jenner doesn’t represent trans people! Stand up and say: #IAintCait!”
Caitlyn Jenner isn’t really a great representation of the Trans community seeing as though she doesn’t face nearly any of the adversities they face daily. Caitlyn is rich. Regular people in the transgender community can’t relate to her story.