International Women's Day News Flash: Caitlyn Jenner is Just Another Woman

Yesterday was International Women's Day, and here in the U.S. this month is Women's History Month, so it's an opportune time to declare that Caitlyn Jenner is just another woman, and, even more importantly, just another human being.

Over the past week the news broke in an interview that Jenner hopes to be Ted Cruz's "trans ambassador," and on the season premiere of "I am Cait" she made more declarations to the fact that she's a proud conservative and that Republicans don't hate trans people. My friends, Professor Jenny Boylan, who's clearly been enjoying her time in the media spotlight but has become increasingly exasperated with Jenner's politics, and Dawn Ennis, who interviewed Jenner for the Advocate, have led the chorus of condemnations. Brynn Tannehill joined in as well, offering up explanations for Jenner's support of Cruz. Even the generally transphobic New York Post chimed in to gently berate her.

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