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The speaker is saying the goal is to make transgender people easier to understand and to reduce stigma. The quote emphasizes that transgender people are ordinary people and deserve the same acceptance as anyone else.
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Originally said in English.
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About Jazz Jennings
American media personality and LGBT rights activist, born 2000
Jazz Jennings is an American media personality and LGBT rights activist. One of the youngest publicly documented people to be identified as transgender, she was born in 2000 and came to national attention as a child. Jennings first drew broad notice in 2007, after an interview with Barbara Walters aired on 20/20. That appearance led to other prominent interviews and television appearances. She is known for speaking publicly about her identity and for helping bring a young transgender perspective into national conversation.
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