PHYLLIS T. CUPP
Lampoonist
The trans community has earned a lot of recognition in recent years. Although 2015 saw the release of “Stonewall,” the whitewashed story of a cisgender male that deviates almost entirely from the true events of the Stonewall Riots, our generation has recently been exposed to more trans activists in the public eye than ever before.
Two of these most popular trans spokeswomen, Laverne Cox, from Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” and Caitlyn Jenner, from “Keeping up with the Kardashians” and some sort of big sports competition in the 70s, have revolutionized how the public sees the trans community.
These two activists came to Fredonia recently to face off in a confidential venn diagram debate, and the results are in.
LAVERNE COX:
- Is a person of color
- Fundraises for AIDS patients and trans organizations
- Advocates for trans rights at colleges across the nations
- Has education about modern gender philosophy
- Is an incredible actress
- Was the first transgender person to be on the cover of Times
- Speaks out against incorrect usage of pronouns and terminology
- Scientifically proven to be made out of literal cinnamon rolls
CAITLYN JENNER:
- Ran fast against Russia
- Fundraises for Republicans
- Advocates for herself on her new reality show, “I Am Cait”
- Has education about her own transition and struggles
- Once was in a viral GIF
- Pissed off Ellen Degeneres by saying that she was a “traditionalist” when it came to marriage equality, but is now down to “just go with it”
- Said that the transmysoginistic Halloween costume of her was “great”
- Scientifically proven to not be made out of literal cinnamon rolls
BOTH:
- Provide important visibility for the trans community in the public sphere
- Represent beliefs held by a many Americans
- Fight to ease stigma against trans people
- Are really pretty
- Show people how far America has come in the fight for transgender equality