Jazz Jennings (2000-) became well known in the trans community at the young age of 7 years old because of her youtube video that went viral. She does an amazing job, at the age of 7, to explain the concept of transgender, doesn't she. I should have put this on my "intro" page. Sometimes it is easy to understand a concept by not making in too difficult. It's true, adults have a habit in making simple things so darn difficult. Jennings utilized her talent to connect with transgender children and has authored a children's book: I am Jazz. Jennings is courageous, but she has exceptional support from her parents. Having parental acceptance, in itself, is amazing and thankfully become more common. Jennings interviewed with Barbra Walters when she was 6 years old. She has become one of the youngest trans activists and is speaking to a younger demographic and directly to the early education system. Moreover, Jennings is on many social media channels: Facebook and Twitter. You can follow her @JazzJennings_
Keep an eye out for Jennings, I am certain, you will recognize her more now that you have been formally introduced. 

Writing a book, an article in a local paper, giving a speech, or creatively creating a screenplay helps educate people on transgender issues. When people become educated they are less likely to "other" transgender people. As a result of less people "othering" minority communities, we see marginalized communities move more to the center in societies. When minority communities move from the margins of society they begin to live visibly and become more safe. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address included, for the first time in history, a LGBT milestone by using the word "transgender." Click below to discover the article I wrote about this milestone and my screenplay I created in my ASU FMS 511 class to raise transgender awareness.