{"id":4214,"date":"2015-07-15T20:49:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/caitlyn-jenner-at-espys-transgender-people-deserve-your-respect\/4214\/"},"modified":"2015-07-15T20:49:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:49:52","slug":"caitlyn-jenner-at-espys-transgender-people-deserve-your-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/caitlyn-jenner-at-espys-transgender-people-deserve-your-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlyn Jenner At ESPYs: Transgender People 'Deserve Your Respect'"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dana Farrington<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Courage Award onstage during The 2015 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Caitlyn Jenner is on a mission. Accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs Wednesday night, she said she will be turning to advocating for transgender people.<\/p>\n

“Trans people … deserve your respect,” she told the gathering of famous athletes.<\/p>\n

In a video produced for the award ceremony, Jenner said she had come to a “revelation”: “Out of all the things that I have done in my life, that maybe this is my calling.” She added, “Maybe I can bring understanding on this subject. It’s time that I do my best.”<\/p>\n

Jenner made her transition to being a woman public in an interview<\/a> with Diane Sawyer in April. In a Vanity Fair article<\/a> published in June, Jenner \u2014 the famous track and field athlete once known as Bruce \u2014 announced, “Call me Caitlyn.”<\/p>\n

“With attention comes responsibility,” Jenner said in her acceptance speech Wednesday night. She spoke of transgender teens struggling around the country.<\/p>\n

“It’s not just about me. It’s about all of us accepting one another,” she said. “We’re all different. That’s not a bad thing.”<\/p>\n

Watch the video:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Caitlyn<\/a><\/div>\n
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Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Courage Award onstage during The 2015 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

i<\/strong>toggle caption Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Caitlyn Jenner is on a mission. Accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs Wednesday night, she said she will be turning to advocating for transgender people.<\/p>\n

“Trans people … deserve your respect,” she told the gathering of famous athletes.<\/p>\n

In a video produced for the award ceremony, Jenner said she had come to a “revelation”: “Out of all the things that I have done in my life, that maybe this is my calling.” She added, “Maybe I can bring understanding on this subject. It’s time that I do my best.”<\/p>\n

Jenner made her transition to being a woman public in an interview<\/a> with Diane Sawyer in April. In a Vanity Fair article<\/a> published in June, Jenner \u2014 the famous track and field athlete once known as Bruce \u2014 announced, “Call me Caitlyn.”<\/p>\n

“With attention comes responsibility,” Jenner said in her acceptance speech Wednesday night. She spoke of transgender teens struggling around the country.<\/p>\n

“It’s not just about me. It’s about all of us accepting one another,” she said. “We’re all different. That’s not a bad thing.”<\/p>\n

Watch the video:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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