11 Well Known Celebrities You Didn't Know Underwent Gender Transformation

11Chelsea Manning’s story is unconventional

If you’re aware of the Wikileaks scandal, you know who Chelsea Manning is. After a rough adolescence and a tumultuous 20s which was all about bad news, young Bradley Manning (as he was then known) made huge headlines in 2013 when she came out as a woman named Chelsea. She revealed that she has been feeling like a woman since she had been very young and now was the time for a change. She is now a writer and a recognised name in the LGBT community.

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12Balian Buschbaum

Balian was a celebrated athlete before he decided to go for gender reassignment. She was born Yvonne Buschbaum and made a stellar career as a pole-vaulter, winning the European Junior Championships at 19. After deciding to get a gender change, he renamed himself Balian, inspired by the protagonist of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven. His stunning transformation made news and he was applauded for his courage.

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13Caitlyn Jenner

The celebrated athlete Bruce Jenner came out as a trans in 2015 and revealed that she had been a cross-dresser for a while. Bruce was a very successful decathlete and had even won an Olympic medal. His decision to change genders made serious headlines, as pop culture was stunned.

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14The Kardashian connect

Caitlyn Jenner famously claimed that his ex-wife Kris had known all along that she was struggling with her gender. In fact, these claims made Kris Jenner so angry that she publicly denounced her ex-husband and these also led to rifts between Caitlyn and her daughter, Kendall and Kylie.

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15Do the fans accept her?

Caitlyn’s fans have been incredibly supportive of her transition and in fact, some fans have claimed that Caitlyn is much more transparent than the Kardashians. But the Kardashians, especially her stepchildren Kourtney, Kim and Khloe have had ongoing issues with Caitlyn, more so after the release of her book.

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16Yasmine Petty is an influencer

Yasmine is a transgender model and is one of the most ambitious influencers on Instagram. In fact, Yasmine might just be the most beautiful trans model right now, and she has also been a vocal activist of the LGBT rights.