Applause and anger greet 9-year-old transgender girl on January cover of National Geographic - The Washington Post
'On Friday, National Geographic revealed the cover of its upcoming January magazine, a special issue devoted to gender. '
'The child on the cover is Avery Jackson, a 9-year-old transgender girl from Kansas City.“The best thing about being a girl is, now I don’t have to pretend to be a boy,” Avery says in the cover quote. '
'In 2014, actress Laverne Cox became the first transgender woman on the cover of Time. '
'Past covers include celebrity explorers like James Cameron and scientists like Jane Goodall, though no transgender men or women before Avery. '
'Are you a boy or a girl?” “Is it what you wear or what you play with?” “No. '
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'On Friday, National Geographic revealed the cover of its upcoming January magazine, a special issue devoted to gender. '
'The child on the cover is Avery Jackson, a 9-year-old transgender girl from Kansas City.“The best thing about being a girl is, now I don’t have to pretend to be a boy,” Avery says in the cover quote. '
'In 2014, actress Laverne Cox became the first transgender woman on the cover of Time. '
'Past covers include celebrity explorers like James Cameron and scientists like Jane Goodall, though no transgender men or women before Avery. '
'Are you a boy or a girl?” “Is it what you wear or what you play with?” “No. '
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