Caitlyn Jenner Blogs About Being Transgender: Up until now, I isolated myself from the transgender community.

Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, has written her first personal blog post about her new life as a woman. Titled, The Journey Begins, Caitlyn writes openly about the new community that she’s been welcomed into, along with hearing horror stories from those who have had a difficult time living as a transgender. Read it below.

Hi everyone. Caitlyn here. First of all, I want to thank you all for your support. The response to my new journey has been overwhelmingly positive and I’m eternally grateful for all of your sweet messages, letters, and gifts.

Up until now, I have totally isolated myself from the transgender community so I have a lot of catching up to do. I feel such a responsibility to this courageous group to try to get it right and tell all sides of the story. To me, that’s always the biggest question: am I doing it right?

Such a fun dinner in NYC w/ this powerful group of trans women. They are all so beautiful. @GeenaRocero @candiscayne

A photo posted by Caitlyn Jenner (@caitlynjenner) on Jun 29, 2015 at 1:44pm PDT

A few weeks ago I had dinner with some of my new friends—a group of six trans women—and I went around the table and asked each of them how long it had been since their transitions. One said 20 years, the other one said 15 years ago…seven years ago…three years ago… They came around to me and I said, “Two weeks.”

Flash forward a few weeks and I’ve already learned so much about this community, the issues, and the people involved. It’s been an eye-opening experience for me—mainly realizing how fortunate I am.

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