CHANGING TIMES
Members of transgender community tell their history in media and pop culture
By Emma Barker Tuesday, April 17, 2012
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Before Jenna Talackova, there was Chaz Bono; before him, Brandon Teena; and, back in the 1950s, Christine Jorgensen. Transgender people have had a long, loud struggle in the media, from Jerry Springer's earliest ratings-bait drama productions to Donald Trump deciding recently to ban a transgender pageant hopeful — only to have the organization overturn the ban and institute a policy of acceptance.
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People like Jenna, Jazz and Chaz have brought familiar faces to the fight of a community that, until recent years, has been widely portrayed as freakish.
The Daily conducted a series of interviews with several transgender people of various ages about their experience and portrayal over the years. Here is what they told us.