It’s dangerous to celebrate transgender models

Published October 26, 2017 3:51pm ET



Transgender models are all the rage now. Ford Models, whose clients have included the likes of Ryan Lochte, Lindsay Lohan, and Christy Turlington, announced they were signing their first transgender model, Andreja Pejic. Playboy magazine also announced recently they would feature its first transgender playmate in its November/December issue. While many progressives applauded both these decisions, others did not, including former Playboy playmate Jenna Jameson.

While it’s a good thing to be inclusive, kind, and helpful to people struggling with gender dysphoria, we should not celebrate transgender models the same way we shouldn’t celebrate models who are bulimic, anorexic, depressed, or suicidal (due to pressure to be thin). Not only is it unhealthy for those struggling, but it sends the wrong message about gender to the rest of society.

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