Staryu 6,162 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The first time you saw Brendan Jordan, he struck poses and fierce dance moves while a gaggle of kids stood behind him. He captivated the camera and America. The video of his dancing has been endlessly memed and viewed more than 4 million times. At HRC Foundation's Time to Thrive Conference Sunday, he came out as a member of the transgender community. There, Jordan retold the story of his mom driving him and his sister to the grand opening of a mall near their town, where he was caught voguing to Lady Gaga's "Applause" live on camera by a television crew. Jordan said that after the success of his video, he was able to be a voice for his generation, and then he used that platform to make an important announcement. "Like most teenagers, I'm still figuring it out," he said. "I'm starting to label as one, or as part, of the trans community." "I can't really label it, because, you know, some days, my more feminine side comes out — the 'she.' Some other days I don't feel like putting on my fabulous mask, and the 'he' comes out, and I'm totally OK with that." Jordan said that he has no idea who he will be, or what his identity will be, 10 years in the future, but he likes the "limitless" feeling of his gender. Jordan said that he goes by the pronouns "he" or "she." Source You go Brendan! Keep inspiring other LGBT+ kids out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 4,065 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Off topic, but mess at me assuming the YT thumbnail was her. 00026 † 10000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman 4,660 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I didn't know who this was, so I was pretty scared to see what was going to come after the title cutoff. It's science, bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYing 3,044 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 SLAY Brendan SLAY ... Bless you girl Instagram : saurabh_slays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanjo 1,933 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Brendan's confidence is everything! He is the epitome of being comfortable in your own skin. So happy for him, I hope he inspires the many other kids who are also figuring it out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusian 4,686 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 this kid is really something else. i love him so much WELCOME TO THE TRAGIC KINGDOM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GawdGa 1,399 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 fierce af yaasss ☠ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpe 916 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 He's cool but I got bored of his vlogs once he became more popular MAKE IT WORK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewStevens 5,249 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 It sounds more like he/she is genderfluid/genderqueer. It's good that he doesn't feel the need to label it tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichAssPiss 4,697 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I respect Brendan's identity, and that it is in flux. However, I worry about some of this language. What does "fabulous mask" mean exactly? And why is that a connotation of "she?" Does Brendan mean makeup and artifice is a womanly trait? Or that "fabulousness" (femme performance commonly exaggerated in gay men) is a sort of "mask"? Either way, we should push to distance gender from conventional norms. Gender fluidity is less about identifying a shift between a binary than opening that binary to new positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JbGaga 2,261 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Me reading this as Brandon Jenner... Lmao for a good 2 min Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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