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avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 12:34 AM Jan 2015

Bruce Jenner Is ‘Transitioning Into a Woman’

Source: Time

A source close to the former Olympian confirmed he's making a big lifestyle change

People have been talking about Bruce Jenner’s changing appearance for months, and now PEOPLE reports that the former Olympian will soon be living life as a female.

“Bruce is transitioning to a woman,” says a source close to the family. “He is finally happy and his family is accepting of what he’s doing. He’s in such a great space. That’s why it’s the perfect time to do something like this.”









Read more: http://time.com/3690939/bruce-jenner-woman/




Bruce Jenner Is 'Transitioning into a Woman,' Source Confirms to PEOPLE

http://www.people.com/article/bruce-jenner-transitioning-woman


Bruce Jenner is becoming a woman, will document process with reality TV show

http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_27412160/bruce-jenner-is-becoming-woman


Bruce Jenner ‘Journey’ Docuseries In Development At E!
...snip
The development process has gone as far as the head of publicity at E! planning a meeting with GLAAD about how to handle such a sensitive subject. Variety reached out to reps for E!, which declined comment.

But the project is not far enough along to have a title, premiere date or episode order.

“It’s in the very beginning stages, but it’s a go,” an insider close to production tells Variety.

Kim Kardashian West sat down with “Entertainment Tonight” to lend support to what she referred to as her stepfather’s “journey,” explaining, “Bruce should tell his story his way. I think everyone goes through things in life, but I do think that that story and what Bruce is going through, I think he’ll share whenever the time is right.”
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/bruce-jenner-woman-transition-e-docuseries-1201418084/


Bruce Jenner -Olympic career

Jenner placed third in the decathlon at the 1972 U.S. Olympic trials[8] and finished in tenth place at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany.[9] His success prompted him to devote himself to an intense training regimen, while also selling insurance outside training hours.[1] In the era before professionalism was allowed in athletics this kind of training was unheard of. During that period, he spent eight hours a day at the San Jose City College track.[1][10] Centered around Bert Bonanno, the coach at SJCC, San Jose at the time was a hotbed for training aspiring Olympic athletes, including Jenner, along with Millard Hampton, Andre Phillips, John Powell, Mac Wilkins, Al Feuerbach, and others.[10][11] In 1974 and 1976, Jenner was the American champion in the event.[12] While on tour in 1975, he also won the French national championship.[13]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, he won the gold medal in the decathlon,[14] setting the world record of 8,616 points. The world record was broken by just 4 points by Daley Thompson in 1980. In 1985, the IAAF decathlon scoring table was changed, so Jenner's winning score has been reevaluated against that table and reported as 8634 for comparative purposes. As of 2011, Jenner is No. 25 on the world all-time list and the No. 9 American.[15]

As a result of winning the Olympic decathlon, Jenner was a national hero. He was the 1976 recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Jenner was also the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 1976.[5] He was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, and the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1980. He was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[16]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Jenner
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Bruce Jenner Is ‘Transitioning Into a Woman’ (Original Post) avaistheone1 Jan 2015 OP
Congratulations, Bruce Jenner. undeterred Jan 2015 #1
Wow shenmue Jan 2015 #2
Good for her, irisblue Jan 2015 #3
Shocked malokvale77 Jan 2015 #4
just don't become a Kardashian. I know the temptation is there. kwassa Jan 2015 #5
Wish Bruce the best with the transition. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #6
Seconded. That's all you can say, really. n/t nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #20
TMZ has been on this all last year. bravenak Jan 2015 #7
Wish the best for him. Baitball Blogger Jan 2015 #8
A role model for other transgender persons Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #9
From what I understand Jenner is widely liked and respected in all the circles he travels, be it in avaistheone1 Jan 2015 #11
Good for her! You should always be yourself! Fearless Jan 2015 #10
wishing her well Skittles Jan 2015 #12
I'm sensitive to the issue of transgender persons. SpankMe Jan 2015 #13
K&R lupinella Jan 2015 #14
I think we all have known this for some time now. n/t indivisibleman Jan 2015 #15
I assumed it was tabloid gossip. progressoid Jan 2015 #16
Wishing her all the best. lovemydog Jan 2015 #17
Anyone paying attention LuvLoogie Jan 2015 #18
I'm so gratified to see the positive posts here on DU OKNancy Jan 2015 #19
Wishing her well blackcrow Jan 2015 #21
I know. How does a nice guy like Bruce get mixed up with the likes of that family? avaistheone1 Jan 2015 #22
yeah. such a superficial, image-obsessed bunch. nt JudyM Jan 2015 #29
May she know peace, love and happiness! Scruffy Rumbler Jan 2015 #23
In a society where people try and tell you how to live damnedifIknow Jan 2015 #24
Congratulations to a great athlete cpwm17 Jan 2015 #25
Thanks for the clip; I remember watching this as a teen... he seemed like superman, a hero. n/t JudyM Jan 2015 #28
I visited the stadium in August Jimbo S Feb 2015 #31
I know it's a sensitive issue, but... RandySF Jan 2015 #26
Any kind of surgery sucks in the immediate aftermath. Calista241 Feb 2015 #30
I wish her well gwheezie Jan 2015 #27
"lifestyle change?" (Time's choice of words) NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 #32
 

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
11. From what I understand Jenner is widely liked and respected in all the circles he travels, be it in
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 02:07 AM
Jan 2015

sports, business or the entertainment world. It appears he will be able to count on his family and friends for support as he goes through this transition. I think he will do it with style and grace. I just hope it brings him happiness.

Yes, I expect that he will be a great model for transgender folks.

k&r

SpankMe

(2,957 posts)
13. I'm sensitive to the issue of transgender persons.
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 02:16 AM
Jan 2015

The jokes I hear about Bruce Jenner and his gender identity issues just piss me off. Not funny. Suffice it to say that a vast (and I do mean VAST) percentage of these jokes come from tough-guy conservatives. And mostly dick jokes. Total asses.

progressoid

(49,991 posts)
16. I assumed it was tabloid gossip.
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 02:47 AM
Jan 2015

I hope talk shows don't use this for fodder for mean jokes and derision.

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
19. I'm so gratified to see the positive posts here on DU
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 06:42 AM
Jan 2015

I guess I should have expected it, but still. It's so nice that DUers are so kind and not making snide jokes about him.
It must be very difficult for him. I wish him well in her new life.

damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
24. In a society where people try and tell you how to live
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 12:51 PM
Jan 2015

this is refreshing news. Ta heck with what others think and be yourself is what I say. Life is way too short to care about ignorant folk spewing ignorant remarks.

 

cpwm17

(3,829 posts)
25. Congratulations to a great athlete
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 01:14 PM
Jan 2015


Here's part of his 1976 Summer Olympics gold medal winning performance in the decathlon, a part of his world record point total:

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
28. Thanks for the clip; I remember watching this as a teen... he seemed like superman, a hero. n/t
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 10:46 PM
Jan 2015

Jimbo S

(2,958 posts)
31. I visited the stadium in August
Mon Feb 2, 2015, 02:52 PM
Feb 2015

The first thought that came to mind was "this is where Bruce Jenner got famous".

RandySF

(58,899 posts)
26. I know it's a sensitive issue, but...
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 01:24 PM
Jan 2015

If a close friend told me he was considering a gender change, I would ask him to think twice about undergoing the physical and hormonal alterations it requires.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
30. Any kind of surgery sucks in the immediate aftermath.
Sun Feb 1, 2015, 10:56 AM
Feb 2015

The only question is how someone will feel 2 or 3 or 10 years after the fact.

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