article_snippet.sent: Transparent," about an aging father who begins living as a woman, won two top awards at the Golden Globes, while transgender actress Laverne Cox of "
article_snippet.sent: The May issue of Vogue has a photo spread with transgender model Andreja Pejic, who said on Instagram this week that she "was told by various people many times over that the chances of me ending up on these pages were slim to none.
article_snippet.sent: And then there's Bruce Jenner, whose physical appearance has become more feminine in recent months as the Olympic hero turned reality TV star underwent a very public gender transition.
article_snippet.sent: Now comes the new issue of Vanity Fair, with Jenner on the cover in makeup and a skimpy dress, along with a new name: Caitlyn.
article_snippet.sent: Now, between "Transparent" and other shows, recognition from Obama and tabloid headlines about Jenner, the national conversation around gender identity appears to have reached a new level.
article_snippet.sent: As a much-hyped TV event, the Bruce Jenner's interview gave millions of viewers millions of viewers first exposure to gender-identity questions and put a sympathetic human face on an issue that remains perplexing to many people.
highlights_snippet.sent: Olympic hero Bruce Jenner appears on Vanity Fair cover as "Caitlyn"
  Transgender people in the United States are riding an unprecedented wave of visibility .
  