Jenna Talackova, transgender Pride Parade marshal, on sex, life and reality TV
Vancouver beauty queen opens up about life after the Miss Universe Canada pageant By CHRIS REYNOLDS, Vancouver Sun July 30, 2012 6:22 AM
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Photograph by: Jason Payne"I never said I wanted to be an advocate, it just went on my lap. And I will share my story for the kids, not for anything else, just for the kids, because I wish I had that."
Heading up to the rooftop patio of a West End apartment building Saturday to talk to The Sun about her tough upbringing, "wild child" teen years and current role as Pride Parade grand marshal, she has appearance on her mind.
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"I was kind of a wild child in high school. I went out a lot, I was kind of a social butterfly, and I was always getting into trouble.
"My math teacher – because I hated math – would hold my purse when I'd go to the bathroom just to make sure I'd come back," she says.
Looking back, Talackova says the incongruity between her appearance and what she calls her "essence" contributed to her restless behaviour.
"My physical body wasn't matching what was going on inside this whole little world .... In my head I have always been a female," she says. "I knew from a very young age."
