“America’s Next Top Model”: Transgender Contestant Speaks Up

August 28, 2008

America’s Next Top Model 11th Cycle has been getting a lot of attention after it was announced that a member of the group of contestants competing on the show, identifies as trans-gendered (a woman physically born male).

22-year-old Isis, a former receptionist from Prince George’s County, Maryland, will have all eyes on her as the competition begins September 3.

GLAAD president Neil Giuliano says that her inclusion on the show is “an unprecedented opportunity for a community that is underrepresented on television.

“We applaud Tyra Banks and The CW for making this historic visibility of transgender people possible,” Giuliano said.