"you're putting "Bruce" as opposed to "Caitlyn."" "opposed to "Caitlyn." CAITLYN:" "Mymembershipis" "CAITLYN:" "Mymembershipis under "Bruce."" "under "Bruce." CANDIS:" "Youcan'tplayboth" "CANDIS:" "Youcan'tplayboth  sides of the fence anymore." "sides of the fence anymore." "There's no excuse-- just sign" "There's no excuse-- just sign your name as Caitlyn and move your name as Caitlyn and move on." "on." "CAITLYN:" "Certainfamily" "CAITLYN:" "Certainfamily members are upset with the members are upset with the Vanity Fair article." "Vanity Fair article." "KHLOE:" "Wewanttosupportyou" "KHLOE:" "Wewanttosupportyou and be there for you, but we and be there for you, but we don't think that that entails don't think that that entails you speaking negatively about my you speaking negatively about my mom, especially when you have" "mom, especially when you have two young daughters who are two young daughters who are greatly affected by it." "greatly affected by it." "KIM:" "Shereallylovedyouand" "KIM:" "Shereallylovedyouand cherished your 25 years together cherished your 25 years together as a family." "as a family." "CAITLYN:" "AndIlovedher," "CAITLYN:" "AndIlovedher,  too." "too." "I've never once tried to do" "I've never once tried to do anything that would hurt her." "anything that would hurt her." "Honestly, I wish she would call." "Honestly, I wish she would call." "I have not seen her, talked to" "I have not seen her, talked to her... her..." "(knocking)" "(knocking) ...months and months and months." "...months and months and months." "KRIS:" "Wheredo youwantto" "KRIS:" "Wheredo youwantto go?" "go?" "CAITLYN:" "Sitdownhere." "CAITLYN:" "Sitdownhere." "KRIS:" "Okay." "CAITLYN:" "So...howare you  doing?" "doing?" "KRIS:" "I 'mgood." "KRIS:" "I 'mgood." "I'm really good." "I'm really good." "Just working." "Just working." "CAITLYN:" "Well,Ihaven't" "CAITLYN:" "Well,Ihaven't heard from you in forever." "heard from you in forever." "KRIS:" "Yeah." "KRIS:" "Yeah." "CAITLYN:" "It'sbeenat" "CAITLYN:" "It'sbeenat least... six months." "least... six months." "KRIS:" "I justfeltthrown" "KRIS:" "I justfeltthrown under the bridge." "under the bridge." "You were so excited to be going" "You were so excited to be going through this exciting time in through this exciting time in your life, but I feel like... your life, but I feel like..." "I really... was blindsided in a" "I really... was blindsided in a lot of ways, and that really got lot of ways, and that really got to me so bad that I couldn't... to me so bad that I couldn't..." "I didn't want to communicate" "I didn't want to communicate with you and be angry and be... with you and be angry and be..." "CAITLYN:" "Whatwouldyou be" "CAITLYN:" "Whatwouldyou be angry for?" "angry for?" "KRIS:" "Itdoesn'tevenmatter" "KRIS:" "Itdoesn'tevenmatter anymore." "anymore." "CAITLYN:" "Yes,it does." "CAITLYN:" "Yes,it does." "KRIS:" "No." "KRIS:" "No." "CAITLYN:' Causeitaffects" "CAITLYN:' Causeitaffects the kids." "the kids." "KRIS:" "Oneof thereasonsI" "KRIS:" "Oneof thereasonsI wanted to talk to you was wanted to talk to you was because I don't want your because I don't want your feelings to be hurt, like the feelings to be hurt, like the other day, when I heard that you" "other day, when I heard that you weren't happy about not being weren't happy about not being included in Kylie's graduation." "included in Kylie's graduation." "CAITLYN:" "Itwasn'tmemaking" "CAITLYN:" "Itwasn'tmemaking that decision, it was you making that decision, it was you making that decision." "that decision." "I was so disappointed in" "I was so disappointed in everybody." "everybody." "For 15 years of my life," "For 15 years of my life, I carpooled kids every day." "I carpooled kids every day." "Some days I would spend three or" "Some days I would spend three or four hours a day in the car." "four hours a day in the car." "A slap in the face when you" "A slap in the face when you don't even get invited to their don't even get invited to their graduation." "graduation." "KRIS:" "That'sexactlyhow I" "KRIS:" "That'sexactlyhow I felt with the Vanity Fair felt with the Vanity Fair article, 'cause I... article, 'cause I..." "CAITLYN:" "Okay,it 'snottit" "CAITLYN:" "Okay,it 'snottit  for tat, it's not tit for tat." "for tat, it's not tit for tat." "KRIS:...spent25 yearsof" "KRIS:...spent25 yearsof my life and 18 hours a day and my life and 18 hours a day and blah, blah, blah... blah, blah, blah..." "CAITLYN:" "VanityFairwas" "CAITLYN:" "VanityFairwas  months ago." "months ago." "We're talking about what" "We're talking about what happened just a few days ago." "happened just a few days ago." "KRIS:" "Listen,usuallypeople" "KRIS:" "Listen,usuallypeople that get a divorce don't do that get a divorce don't do everything together." "everything together." "It wasn't malicious, it didn't" "It wasn't malicious, it didn't intend to hurt anybody's intend to hurt anybody's feelings, but my feelings still feelings, but my feelings still weren't healed." "weren't healed." "And I thought, wow, this is the" "And I thought, wow, this is the guy... guy..." "that... that..." "when I, you know... (sniffles) when I, you know... (sniffles) I-I told myself I don't even" "I-I told myself I don't even want to cry, but I just, it just want to cry, but I just, it just hurt my feelings." "hurt my feelings." "I didn't understand why you felt" "I didn't understand why you felt the need to... criticize or make the need to... criticize or make me look bad." "me look bad." "Like, were you... did you live" "Like, were you... did you live in the same house that I lived in the same house that I lived in?" "in?" "'Cause... it was (bleep)" "'Cause... it was (bleep) amazing." "amazing." "And I worked really hard, and" "And I worked really hard, and I..." "like, I... took care of" "I..." "like, I... took care of you." "you." "CAITLYN:" "I never...said..." "CAITLYN:" "I never...said..." "KRIS:...fordecades." "KRIS:...fordecades." "And so to have-- what did you" "And so to have-- what did you say?" "" " I..." "I "mistreated" you." "say?" "" " I..." "I "mistreated" you." "It was, like, mistreated you?" "It was, like, mistreated you?" "Yeah, we fought like cats and" "Yeah, we fought like cats and dogs for the last couple of dogs for the last couple of years-- but that's not what you years-- but that's not what you say in a Vanity Fair article." "say in a Vanity Fair article." "(crying):" "And it just killed me." "(crying):" "And it just killed me." "Because it wasn't true." "Because it wasn't true." "And that-that's just, you know," "And that-that's just, you know, it was, like, what happened it was, like, what happened to... just the life we had to... just the life we had together?" "together?" "It's, like, you don't... you" "It's, like, you don't... you just threw that away." "just threw that away." "How much fun we had and the kids" "How much fun we had and the kids we raised and Christmas Eves and we raised and Christmas Eves and just every single thing we did." "just every single thing we did." "(sniffles) So it's very" "(sniffles) So it's very difficult to hear when you feel difficult to hear when you feel like you've been... you gave like you've been... you gave your whole life to somebody... your whole life to somebody..." "that the sum of it all was... that the sum of it all was..." "CAITLYN( whispers):" "Okay." "CAITLYN( whispers):" "Okay." "KRIS:...youwerea" "KRIS:...youwerea distraction." "distraction." "And so that's... that killed me." "And so that's... that killed me." "CAITLYN:" "Canwe ...?" "Look..." "CAITLYN:" "Canwe ...?" "Look..." "I don't want anybody" "I don't want anybody to feel bad." "to feel bad." "I-I never thought our" "I-I never thought our relationship was a distraction." "relationship was a distraction." "Our relationship was a great" "Our relationship was a great relationship for many, many relationship for many, many years." "years." "Loved you, adored you, we had" "Loved you, adored you, we had a lot of great years together." "a lot of great years together." "And I have no regrets for that." "And I have no regrets for that." "It was a distraction from the" "It was a distraction from the sense of who I was." "sense of who I was." "I didn't have to deal with" "I didn't have to deal with myself... and who my soul was." "myself... and who my soul was." "So that's the distraction." "So that's the distraction." "It's all in the way that you" "It's all in the way that you look at these things." "look at these things." "As far as the Vanity Fair" "As far as the Vanity Fair article was, uh, I tried article was, uh, I tried everything to have your back." "everything to have your back." "I thought I was very kind and" "I thought I was very kind and nice to you." "nice to you." "I didn't say anything that was" "I didn't say anything that was bad." "bad." "KRIS:" "Yeah." "KRIS:" "Yeah." "CAITLYN:" "I wouldsaythe" "CAITLYN:" "I wouldsaythe  reason for our breakup was about reason for our breakup was about 80% about the way you were 80% about the way you were treating me and 20% on gender treating me and 20% on gender issues." "issues." "KRIS:" "Butyoucan 'tsay that" "KRIS:" "Butyoucan 'tsay that you've known about these... that you've known about these... that you knew you wanted to be a you knew you wanted to be a woman since you were four years woman since you were four years old, and then turn around... old, and then turn around..." "CAITLYN:" "No,wait,wait," "CAITLYN:" "No,wait,wait, wait" " I have lived for 65 wait" " I have lived for 65 years, 65 years." "years, 65 years." "KRIS:" "Butthenyou can 'tsay" "KRIS:" "Butthenyou can 'tsay  it's 20% of the problem." "it's 20% of the problem." "CAITLYN:" "Itwasn'ttill" "CAITLYN:" "Itwasn'ttill later on" " I did not leave you later on" " I did not leave you thinking I was going thinking I was going to transition, okay?" "to transition, okay?" "That..." "No." "That..." "No." "I didn't know what I was going" "I didn't know what I was going to do." "to do." "I never thought I'd be here." "I never thought I'd be here." "KRIS( sniffles):" "AndI'm" "KRIS( sniffles):" "AndI'm really happy for you, I really really happy for you, I really am." "am." "Because I want you to be happy." "Because I want you to be happy." "CAITLYN:" "Younevertextedme," "CAITLYN:" "Younevertextedme, never sent anything, never never sent anything, never called." "called." "KRIS:" "I almostdid,and then" "KRIS:" "I almostdid,and then the Vanity Fair article, like, the Vanity Fair article, like, literally killed me." "literally killed me." "CAITLYN:" "Aboutwhat?" "CAITLYN:" "Aboutwhat?" "There's nothing in it!" "There's nothing in it!" "KRIS:" "Areyoukidding?" "KRIS:" "Areyoukidding?" "CAITLYN:" "I justthink" "CAITLYN:" "I justthink everybody is so overreacting... everybody is so overreacting..." "Talking about I was throwing you" "Talking about I was throwing you under the bus-- what did I say?" "under the bus-- what did I say?" "KRIS:" "Everybodythoughtthe" "KRIS:" "Everybodythoughtthe  same way-- okay... all right." "same way-- okay... all right." "Well, you're just not..." "Well, you're just not..." "CAITLYN:" "Thatwasso" "CAITLYN:" "Thatwasso terrible." "KRIS:" "You'resensitiveand  amazing to all these new people amazing to all these new people in your life." "in your life." "You're just not so sensitive and" "You're just not so sensitive and amazing... to... amazing... to..." "this side of the family that you this side of the family that you left behind." "left behind." "CAITLYN:" "Oh,comeon!" "CAITLYN:" "Oh,comeon!" "A phone call would have been" "A phone call would have been great." "great." "Unbelievable." "Unbelievable." "(tapping chair)" "KRIS:" "I wasstrugglingand  having a really hard time... having a really hard time..." "CAITLYN:" "Withwhat?" "CAITLYN:" "Withwhat?" "KRIS:" "Yourtransition,and" "KRIS:" "Yourtransition,and  this, like, leaving us in the this, like, leaving us in the dust." "dust." "CAITLYN:" "Nobody'sleavingyou" "CAITLYN:" "Nobody'sleavingyou  guys in the dust." "guys in the dust." "KRIS:" "Youleftus, you left" "KRIS:" "Youleftus, you left us in the dust." "us in the dust." "CAITLYN:" "Wh..." "Who?" "!" "CAITLYN:" "Wh..." "Who?" "!" "KRIS:" "Basically,I'mjust" "KRIS:" "Basically,I'mjust saying I went through a hard saying I went through a hard time." "time." "CAITLYN:" "Nobody'sleaving" "CAITLYN:" "Nobody'sleaving anybody..." "I'm not going anybody..." "I'm not going anywhere." "anywhere." "Nobody's leaving anybody in the" "Nobody's leaving anybody in the dust." "dust." "KRIS:" "Okay,butitdoes ..." "KRIS:" "Okay,butitdoes ..." "Everybody handles it" "Everybody handles it differently... you know?" "differently... you know?" "CAITLYN:" "Totallyagree." "CAITLYN:" "Totallyagree." "KRIS:" "AndIwasn'tdoing" "KRIS:" "AndIwasn'tdoing well." "well." "I mean, my feelings don't matter" "I mean, my feelings don't matter anymore-- it's not a part of... anymore-- it's not a part of..." "CAITLYN:" "Oh,don'tplaythe" "CAITLYN:" "Oh,don'tplaythe martyr." "martyr." "KRIS:" "I 'mnot." "Ijustdon't." "KRIS:" "I 'mnot." "Ijustdon't." "CAITLYN:" "Don'tplaythe" "CAITLYN:" "Don'tplaythe  martyr-- don't feel "Oh, poor martyr-- don't feel "Oh, poor Kris, my feelings don't matter" "Kris, my feelings don't matter anymore."" "anymore." KRIS:" "I 'mnot"Oh,poor" "KRIS:" "I 'mnot"Oh,poor Kris."" "Kris." CAITLYN:" "That'sBS ." "CAITLYN:" "That'sBS ." "Obviously, they do." "Obviously, they do." "KRIS:" "Like,I'mtryingtobe" "KRIS:" "Like,I'mtryingtobe  understanding of the way that understanding of the way that you feel and the way that you... you feel and the way that you..." "made this huge change in your made this huge change in your life, and I try to understand life, and I try to understand you and be accepting." "you and be accepting." "But you just... are more" "But you just... are more stubborn and won't try to see stubborn and won't try to see my point of view in that." "my point of view in that." "You know, why that was hurtful." "You know, why that was hurtful." "CAITLYN:" "Well..." "Itotally" "CAITLYN:" "Well..." "Itotally disagree with that." "disagree with that." "And I thought, honestly," "And I thought, honestly, I thought, because our" "I thought, because our relationship was not..." "I mean, relationship was not..." "I mean, our divorce was not based on, our divorce was not based on, you know, horrible, horrible you know, horrible, horrible things-- we just, it wasn't things-- we just, it wasn't working any longer and we both" "working any longer and we both decided to go our separate decided to go our separate directions-- that we would be directions-- that we would be able to... it would be easier to able to... it would be easier to have a relationship later on" "have a relationship later on down the line... down the line..." "KRIS:" "I thoughtso ,too." "KRIS:" "I thoughtso ,too." "CAITLYN:" "Andit justhas" "CAITLYN:" "Andit justhas  gone... whoosh!" "gone... whoosh!" "KRIS:" "Butyouare sohappy" "KRIS:" "Butyouare sohappy and excited with your new life and excited with your new life that-- which is amazing-- but that-- which is amazing-- but some days, you know... some days some days, you know... some days are just... hard." "are just... hard." "And I know you say you haven't" "And I know you say you haven't gone anywhere and you're still gone anywhere and you're still the same person, but sometimes the same person, but sometimes they just miss having..." "Bruce they just miss having..." "Bruce around." "around." "We all do." "CAITLYN:" "Oneof themost difficult things, uh, to deal difficult things, uh, to deal with is that sense of grief that with is that sense of grief that my family seems to be dealing my family seems to be dealing with, about this transition." "with, about this transition." "I wish that my happiness could" "I wish that my happiness could be their happiness." "be their happiness." "The key is to have patience," "The key is to have patience, keep love in your heart, stay keep love in your heart, stay committed to the goal." "committed to the goal." "And I am really hopeful that" "And I am really hopeful that Kris and I can do that." "Kris and I can do that." "Lookit, we had great times." "Lookit, we had great times." "Let's not throw all that stuff" "Let's not throw all that stuff out the door." "out the door." "(clears throat)" "(clears throat) How do we move forward from this" "How do we move forward from this point?" "point?" "KRIS:" "Youknow,obviously," "KRIS:" "Youknow,obviously, it's really important for the it's really important for the kids to have you as a big part kids to have you as a big part of their life." "of their life." "I think that we just have to get" "I think that we just have to get used to our new normal, and... used to our new normal, and..." "CAITLYN:" "Soarewegonna" "CAITLYN:" "Soarewegonna start hanging out together?" "start hanging out together?" "KRIS:" "Sure." "KRIS:" "Sure." "You can come over for a drink." "You can come over for a drink." "CAITLYN:" "Goshopping?" "CAITLYN:" "Goshopping?" "KRIS:" "Let'snotget carried" "KRIS:" "Let'snotget carried away." "away." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "KRIS:" "I justwanttogettoa" "KRIS:" "I justwanttogettoa place where it's comfortable for place where it's comfortable for us to-to share celebrations us to-to share celebrations together." "together." "CAITLYN:" "That'sgreat." "CAITLYN:" "That'sgreat." "Let's move on." "Let's move on." "It was good to talk, 'cause I" "It was good to talk, 'cause I got her side of the story." "got her side of the story." "Um, I don't really agree with" "Um, I don't really agree with everything she said, but everything she said, but communication is always good." "communication is always good." "Maybe it'll be a little" "Maybe it'll be a little different in the future now." "different in the future now." "I hope it is." "I hope it is." "'Cause I want to keep my" "'Cause I want to keep my relationship with all my kids, relationship with all my kids, and that's the most important and that's the most important thing." "thing." "KRIS:" "Sowait--are you" "KRIS:" "Sowait--are you  dating this girl called Candis?" "dating this girl called Candis?" "(Caitlyn laughs)" "(Caitlyn laughs) KRIS:" "Mm..." "Okay." "KRIS:" "Mm..." "Okay." "(chuckles)" "(chuckles) Oh, my God, you want to take" "Oh, my God, you want to take a selfie?" "a selfie?" "Come on." "Come on." "Where's the best light?" "Where's the best light?" "CAITLYN:" "Righthere." "CAITLYN:" "Righthere." "Hey, there we go." "Hey, there we go." "Now, what are you gonna do with" "Now, what are you gonna do with this selfie?" "this selfie?" "KRIS:" "No...(laughs)" "KRIS:" "No...(laughs) Okay." "Okay." "CAITLYN:" "Yougotlipstickall" "CAITLYN:" "Yougotlipstickall over your cheek." "over your cheek." "KRIS:" "That'sallright." "KRIS:" "That'sallright." "(Caitlyn laughs)" "(Caitlyn laughs) KRIS:" "Oneof thethingsI" "KRIS:" "Oneof thethingsI always used to notice was that always used to notice was that Bruce wasn't as sensitive as I" "Bruce wasn't as sensitive as I wished he was, but I think I wished he was, but I think I just used to chalk it up to the just used to chalk it up to the fact that, you know, he was a" "fact that, you know, he was a guy... but I'm kind of realizing guy... but I'm kind of realizing now that maybe that's just now that maybe that's just Bruce-slash-Caitlyn's" "Bruce-slash-Caitlyn's personality-- both of them, personality-- both of them, if you will." "if you will." "You know, it's the, it's just..." "You know, it's the, it's just..." "it's just the way she is." "it's just the way she is." "I think that we just" "I think that we just have to continue to communicate have to continue to communicate with each other, so we can keep with each other, so we can keep our family together." "our family together." "'Cause that's the most important" "'Cause that's the most important thing, I think, to both of us." "thing, I think, to both of us." "All right, well, see you later." "All right, well, see you later." "Bye, don't get makeup on my" "Bye, don't get makeup on my jacket, okay?" "jacket, okay?" "CAITLYN:" "I won't." "CAITLYN:" "I won't." "KRIS:" "It'salittletrick." "KRIS:" "It'salittletrick." "Okay." "Okay." "CAITLYN:" "I know-Iknowhow to" "CAITLYN:" "I know-Iknowhow to do that." "do that." "KRIS:" "Allright." "KRIS:" "Allright." "See you later." "See you later." "CAITLYN:" "Bye." "CANDIS:" "Mmm..." "CAITLYN:" "Thatlooksgood." "CAITLYN:" "Thatlooksgood." "CANDIS:" "Yummy." "CANDIS:" "Yummy." "CAITLYN:" "Guesswhathappened" "CAITLYN:" "Guesswhathappened yesterday." "yesterday." "CANDIS:" "What?" "CANDIS:" "What?" "CAITLYN:" "Kriswasover." "CAITLYN:" "Kriswasover." "CANDIS:" "Wasit atensetalk ?" "CANDIS:" "Wasit atensetalk ?" "Did it get heated?" "Did it get heated?" "CAITLYN:" "A hardtalk." "CAITLYN:" "A hardtalk." "I wouldn't call it tense." "I wouldn't call it tense." "CANDIS:" "Okay." "CANDIS:" "Okay." "CAITLYN:" "Wejustopenedup" "CAITLYN:" "Wejustopenedup communication." "communication." "We were not communicating at all" "We were not communicating at all for the longest time." "for the longest time." "CANDIS:" "Right,well,you had" "CANDIS:" "Right,well,you had  other things on your mind." "other things on your mind." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "CANDIS:" "Well,it soundslike" "CANDIS:" "Well,it soundslike it was a good thing." "it was a good thing." "CAITLYN:" "Itwasgood." "CAITLYN:" "Itwasgood." "CANDIS:" "Yeah." "CANDIS:" "Yeah." "So..." "So..." "CAITLYN:" "Namechange--did" "CAITLYN:" "Namechange--did  you celebrate when you finally you celebrate when you finally got your name changed?" "got your name changed?" "CANDIS:" "No." "CANDIS:" "No." "CAITLYN:" "I 'verealizedthat" "CAITLYN:" "I 'verealizedthat my transition in my life should my transition in my life should be celebrated, and I've decided be celebrated, and I've decided to have a renaming ceremony." "to have a renaming ceremony." "You know, it's almost like a" "You know, it's almost like a rebirth-- this is a whole new rebirth-- this is a whole new you that's coming out and you that's coming out and presenting yourself to the presenting yourself to the world." "world." "CANDIS:" "I wishIhad made" "CANDIS:" "I wishIhad made more of a..." "like, a... more of a..." "like, a..." "CAITLYN:" "A bigdealaboutit." "CAITLYN:" "A bigdealaboutit." "CANDIS:" "A bigdealaboutit." "CANDIS:" "A bigdealaboutit." "Are you excited?" "Are you excited?" "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,Iamexcited" "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,Iamexcited for the ceremony." "for the ceremony." "CANDIS:" "It'llinspiremore" "CANDIS:" "It'llinspiremore girls to have celebrations." "girls to have celebrations." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,it 'skindof" "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,it 'skindof like, not just a celebration for like, not just a celebration for me, but for everybody who... all me, but for everybody who... all the girls who didn't have the" "the girls who didn't have the opportunity to do that." "opportunity to do that." "CANDIS:" "Right." "CANDIS:" "Right." "CAITLYN:" "Intalkingwithall" "CAITLYN:" "Intalkingwithall the girls, it's amazing to me the girls, it's amazing to me that they never really celebrate that they never really celebrate their name change." "their name change." "Most of 'em just got their new" "Most of 'em just got their new driver's license, new name, new driver's license, new name, new gender marker, and kind of just gender marker, and kind of just went on with life." "went on with life." "Why shouldn't it be celebrated?" "Why shouldn't it be celebrated?" "I would like for you to sing." "I would like for you to sing." "CANDIS:" "Sing?" "CANDIS:" "Sing?" "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,I'veheardyou" "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,I'veheardyou sing." "sing." "You actually sound very, very," "You actually sound very, very, very good." "very good." "CANDIS:" "Well,thankyou ,but" "CANDIS:" "Well,thankyou ,but  I don't know-- my-my nerves go." "I don't know-- my-my nerves go." "I get so wrecked before I have" "I get so wrecked before I have to sing live." "to sing live." "It's kind of crazy." "It's kind of crazy." "I..." "Maybe it's just because..." "I..." "Maybe it's just because..." "CAITLYN:" "Wellthen,inthat" "CAITLYN:" "Wellthen,inthat  case, you have to do it." "case, you have to do it." "You got to step out there." "You got to step out there." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Yeah." "CANDIS:" "I needto getthrough" "CANDIS:" "I needto getthrough it, so I will sing." "CAITLYN:¶ Ta-da!" "¶ We're here." "We're here." "JENNY:" "Hi,sweetiepie ." "JENNY:" "Hi,sweetiepie ." "CAITLYN:" "I guessI'matthe" "CAITLYN:" "I guessI'matthe head of the table?" "head of the table?" "Does that mean I pick up the" "Does that mean I pick up the check?" "check?" "JENNY:" "Yes." "JENNY:" "Yes." "DRIAN:" "Yes." "DRIAN:" "Yes." "CAITLYN:" "Okay,okay." "CAITLYN:" "Okay,okay." "I will, I will." "I will, I will." "Tell me a little bit about..." "Tell me a little bit about..." "our other dinner guest." "our other dinner guest." "Faith, in my case, has been" "Faith, in my case, has been really important in going really important in going through this process." "through this process." "And I asked Jenny Boylan if she" "And I asked Jenny Boylan if she has a minister that would be has a minister that would be interested in performing interested in performing a religious ceremony." "a religious ceremony." "And, of course, Jenny not only" "And, of course, Jenny not only knows a minister, she knows a knows a minister, she knows a trans minister." "trans minister." "So I'm very excited about this." "So I'm very excited about this." "JENNY:" "Ms.AllysonRobinson." "JENNY:" "Ms.AllysonRobinson." "She has done a lot of" "She has done a lot of interesting things." "interesting things." "She went to West Point, first" "She went to West Point, first off." "off." "DRIAN:" "Wow." "Neat." "DRIAN:" "Wow." "Neat." "CAITLYN:" "Oh,really?" "CAITLYN:" "Oh,really?" "JENNY:" "Um,yeah,and soshe" "JENNY:" "Um,yeah,and soshe was headed for a career in the was headed for a career in the military." "military." "And then she felt a calling." "And then she felt a calling." "So she went to seminary." "So she went to seminary." "And she became a minister in the" "And she became a minister in the Baptist church." "Baptist church." "CAITLYN:" "Question:wasshe" "CAITLYN:" "Question:wasshe  not transitioned at that point?" "not transitioned at that point?" "JENNY:" "Shewasnot" "JENNY:" "Shewasnot  transitioned at that point and I transitioned at that point and I believe she was married." "believe she was married." "I like the fact that she's a" "I like the fact that she's a person of faith." "person of faith." "I think that there's a sense" "I think that there's a sense that-that transgender people... that-that transgender people..." "DRIAN:" "Religionandtrans" "DRIAN:" "Religionandtrans don't go together." "don't go together." "JENNY:" "Well,that-that,well," "JENNY:" "Well,that-that,well, that... if you're trans, that that... if you're trans, that somehow... that somehow you're- somehow... that somehow you're- you're godless." "you're godless." "And in fact, most of the trans" "And in fact, most of the trans people I know are very people I know are very spiritual." "spiritual." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "JENNY:" "HerecomesReverend" "JENNY:" "HerecomesReverend Robinson." "Robinson." "ALLYSON:" "Hello,everyone." "ALLYSON:" "Hello,everyone." "CAITLYN:" "Therewe are." "CAITLYN:" "Therewe are." "DRIAN:" "Hi." "DRIAN:" "Hi." "ALLYSON:" "Hi." "ALLYSON:" "Hi." "DRIAN:" "Drian." "DRIAN:" "Drian." "CAITLYN:" "It'sso nicetomeet" "CAITLYN:" "It'sso nicetomeet  you, how are you?" "you, how are you?" "ALLYSON:" "Itis so wonderful" "ALLYSON:" "Itis so wonderful to meet you" " I'm great, thank to meet you" " I'm great, thank you for having me." "you for having me." "JENNY:" "I wasjustsinging" "JENNY:" "I wasjustsinging your praises." "your praises." "ALLYSON:" "Oh,wereyou ?" "ALLYSON:" "Oh,wereyou ?" "JENNY:" "Andrecitingyourbio." "JENNY:" "Andrecitingyourbio." "You'll be interested to know I" "You'll be interested to know I made up all kinds of stuff." "made up all kinds of stuff." "ALLYSON:" "Oh,I'msoglad ." "ALLYSON:" "Oh,I'msoglad ." "JENNY:" "Yourtimeinthe" "JENNY:" "Yourtimeinthe circus with the elephants." "circus with the elephants." "ALLYSON:" "Yes,right,of" "ALLYSON:" "Yes,right,of course." "course." "JENNY:" "Yourtimeinthe" "JENNY:" "Yourtimeinthe French Foreign Legion." "French Foreign Legion." "DEEDIE:" "Youknow,just" "DEEDIE:" "Youknow,just because it didn't happen doesn't because it didn't happen doesn't mean Jenny can't remember it." "mean Jenny can't remember it." "ALLYSON:" "Oh,yeah,ofcourse." "ALLYSON:" "Oh,yeah,ofcourse." "CAITLYN:" "Howdoesthisgoing" "CAITLYN:" "Howdoesthisgoing to work-- am I gonna survive?" "to work-- am I gonna survive?" "Am I gonna be okay?" "Am I gonna be okay?" "ALLYSON:" "I thinkso ." "ALLYSON:" "I thinkso ." "We're gonna mark a moment." "We're gonna mark a moment." "Uh, this is what so many of our" "Uh, this is what so many of our religious rights and ceremonies religious rights and ceremonies are about anyway, and so we're are about anyway, and so we're going to acknowledge the going to acknowledge the journey." "journey." "We're going to ask you..." "We're going to ask you..." "what shall your name be?" "what shall your name be?" "JENNY:" "You'restickingwith" "JENNY:" "You'restickingwith Caitlyn, though, right?" "Caitlyn, though, right?" "You're not gonna, like..." "You're not gonna, like..." "CAITLYN:" "No,I'mnot gonna" "CAITLYN:" "No,I'mnot gonna change it, yeah." "change it, yeah." "Becky-- we're not going with" "Becky-- we're not going with Becky." "Becky." "DRIAN:" "I wishIhad done" "DRIAN:" "I wishIhad done a renaming ceremony." "a renaming ceremony." "You know, for me... it was" "You know, for me... it was a very lonely process." "a very lonely process." "I never celebrated it." "I never celebrated it." "I never got to share that with" "I never got to share that with family and friends." "family and friends." "I was brought up Catholic." "I was brought up Catholic." "And I had to go to Sunday" "And I had to go to Sunday school." "school." "And the kids there were just so" "And the kids there were just so mean." "mean." "To this day, I'm really, I-I" "To this day, I'm really, I-I feel I'm still in that process feel I'm still in that process of healing that." "of healing that." "ALLYSON:" "Absolutely." "ALLYSON:" "Absolutely." "CAITLYN:" "I believein the" "CAITLYN:" "I believein the Bible, I believe in God." "Bible, I believe in God." "But over the last couple of" "But over the last couple of months, I have gotten quite a months, I have gotten quite a few letters from people of faith few letters from people of faith who say, "You can't do this." "who say, "You can't do this." "God says you were born this way," "God says you were born this way, you got to stay this way."" "you got to stay this way." ALLYSON:" "Right." "ALLYSON:" "Right." "ESTHER:" "AndI'msureyou've" "ESTHER:" "AndI'msureyou've read the passage in the Bible." "read the passage in the Bible." "If you're a man and you dress" "If you're a man and you dress like a woman, you know... like a woman, you know..." "Do you have any, uh," "Do you have any, uh, interpretation of that?" "interpretation of that?" "CAITLYN:" "How,in yourmind," "CAITLYN:" "How,in yourmind, did you justify transitioning?" "did you justify transitioning?" "DRIAN:" "Goodquestion." "DRIAN:" "Goodquestion." "ALLYSON:" "It'sagreat" "ALLYSON:" "It'sagreat question." "question." "Yeah, well, I mean, the first" "Yeah, well, I mean, the first thing I would say is welcome to thing I would say is welcome to the... welcome to the club." "the... welcome to the club." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "ALLYSON:" "Youknow,you join" "ALLYSON:" "Youknow,you join a... a long line of people like a... a long line of people like us, who have, uh, been on the us, who have, uh, been on the receiving end of that kind of" "receiving end of that kind of hostility and condemnation." "a-a long line of people like us who have been on the receiving who have been on the receiving end of hostility and end of hostility and condemnation." "Uh, I wear it as a badge of honor." "honor." "I mean, I-I really believe that" "I mean, I-I really believe that my faith i is deeper today becae my faith i is deeper today becae it's been challenged." "it's been challenged." "I-I'm a Baptist-- we take" "I-I'm a Baptist-- we take Biblical text very serioususly," "Biblical text very serioususly, and I had to ask some hard and I had to ask some hard questions ofof the text." "questions ofof the text." "You know, what about that, uh," "You know, what about that, uh, verse that talks about menen not verse that talks about menen not wearing women's clothes, right?" "wearing women's clothes, right?" "CAITLYN:" "Mymotherbrings" "CAITLYN:" "Mymotherbrings that subject up." "that subject up." "How w do... how do you answer" "How w do... how do you answer that?" "that?" "ALLYSON:" "It'sworth...it's" "ALLYSON:" "It'sworth...it's worth asking." "worth asking." "One of the things that I was" "One of the things that I was taught was to interpret the text taught was to interpret the text in the broader context of in the broader context of history, of culture." "history, of culture." "You'll find verses that forbid" "You'll find verses that forbid the weaving together of clothes the weaving together of clothes from two different kinds of from two different kinds of cloth or-or even touching a pig." "cloth or-or even touching a pig." "So if you've ever touched a" "So if you've ever touched a football, like you and I both football, like you and I both have, we're... we're condemned have, we're... we're condemned in the exact same way." "in the exact same way." "And so I would view that text as" "And so I would view that text as just one of hundreds of just one of hundreds of intricate rules that God brought intricate rules that God brought to a close, uh, with-with the to a close, uh, with-with the coming of God's son into the" "coming of God's son into the world." "world." "CAITLYN:" "That'sagoodwayto" "CAITLYN:" "That'sagoodwayto think about it." "think about it." "JENNY:" "That'sreallywell" "JENNY:" "That'sreallywell said." "said." "ALLYSON:" "OldandNew" "ALLYSON:" "OldandNew  Testaments are full of" "Testaments are full of characters who have nothing to characters who have nothing to do with their society's gender do with their society's gender rules, right?" "rules, right?" "They-they thumb their nose at-at" "They-they thumb their nose at-at society's rules about gender." "society's rules about gender." "Joseph with the-the coat of many" "Joseph with the-the coat of many colors." "colors." "You know, the Hebrew word for" "You know, the Hebrew word for that coat of many colors is that coat of many colors is "a princess dress."" ""a princess dress." Joseph's father gave Joseph a" "Joseph's father gave Joseph a princess dress." "princess dress." "Um, knowing that our stories" "Um, knowing that our stories have always been there has-has have always been there has-has helped me to keep those two helped me to keep those two worlds intact." "worlds intact." "But I-I think that the most" "But I-I think that the most radical idea is that God doesn't radical idea is that God doesn't love us in spite of who we are-- love us in spite of who we are-- God loves us because of who we" "God loves us because of who we are." "are." "JENNY:" "Well,it washis idea." "JENNY:" "Well,it washis idea." "ALLYSON:" "Yeah." "ALLYSON:" "Yeah." "Right." "Exactly." "Right." "Exactly." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah." "DRIAN:" "God,Iwish,asakid," "DRIAN:" "God,Iwish,asakid,  I could've connected with" "I could've connected with a positive church." "a positive church." "I think I would probably still" "I think I would probably still be connected to God, to, you be connected to God, to, you know, my faith." "know, my faith." "And, you know, for kids that are" "And, you know, for kids that are hearing these messages, there hearing these messages, there are communities out there that are communities out there that will embrace you, because you're will embrace you, because you're perfect as who you are." "perfect as who you are." "God makes no mistakes." "God makes no mistakes." "Well, cheers to crossroads." "Well, cheers to crossroads." "ALLYSON:" "Yes,to crossroads." "ALLYSON:" "Yes,to crossroads." "JENNY:" "Crossroads." "Wellsaid." "JENNY:" "Crossroads." "Wellsaid." "DEEDIE:" "Sharingthejourney." "DEEDIE:" "Sharingthejourney." "(birds chirping)" "MAN:" "Box?" "Box?" "MAN2 :" "Box?" "Sorry,yeah." "MAN2 :" "Box?" "Sorry,yeah." "(truck beeping)" "(truck beeping) LORI:30minutes,guys." "LORI:30minutes,guys." "30 minutes till the eagle lands." "30 minutes till the eagle lands." "CANDIS:" "I thinkit 'sgreat" "CANDIS:" "I thinkit 'sgreat that Cait has a team of that Cait has a team of designers coming over to change designers coming over to change her surroundings to fit who she her surroundings to fit who she is as a person and not something" "is as a person and not something one of her ex-wives picked out." "one of her ex-wives picked out." "(chuckles)" "(chuckles) LORI:" "Um,thelong12-foot" "LORI:" "Um,thelong12-foot sofa that's labeled "Homenature"" "sofa that's labeled "Homenature" is going in the living room." "is going in the living room." "She's coming home." "She's coming home." "Hurry." "CAITLYN:" "Howyoudoing,babe ?" "CANDIS:" "Good." "CANDIS:" "Good." "CAITLYN:" "I loveit whenyou" "CAITLYN:" "I loveit whenyou  wear the heels and I got flats." "wear the heels and I got flats." "You know, it's kind of fun to" "You know, it's kind of fun to just kind of discover who you just kind of discover who you are." "are." "I mean, a simple thing as" "I mean, a simple thing as decorating." "decorating." "I-I think I will kind of acquire" "I-I think I will kind of acquire my taste." "my taste." "All right, let's go check it" "All right, let's go check it out!" "out!" "CANDIS:" "MyGod,thisisso" "CANDIS:" "MyGod,thisisso  exciting." "exciting." "CAITLYN:" "I know." "CAITLYN:" "I know." "JOE:" "We'regonnabe, uh," "JOE:" "We'regonnabe, uh,  joined by Boy George." "joined by Boy George." "MAN:" "Oh,my God!" "MAN:" "Oh,my God!" "(laughter)" "(laughter) CANDIS:" "SeeingBoyGeorgeis" "CANDIS:" "SeeingBoyGeorgeis making my heart skip a beat." "making my heart skip a beat." "Then having to sing in front of" "Then having to sing in front of him at the renaming ceremony, him at the renaming ceremony, oh, my God." "oh, my God." "MIMI:" "Isthisyourfirsttime" "MIMI:" "Isthisyourfirsttime singing' this song?" "singing' this song?" "CANDIS:" "Yeah." "CANDIS:" "Yeah." "ALLYSON:" "Andso hereweare," "ALLYSON:" "Andso hereweare,  daughter of God." "daughter of God." "What shall your name be called?" "(Caitlyn humming) CAITLYN:" "Uh-oh!" "CAITLYN:" "Uh-oh!" "LORI:" "Hello,ladies!" "LORI:" "Hello,ladies!" "CAITLYN:" "I 'mback." "CAITLYN:" "I 'mback." "LORI:" "Beautiful." "Hello." "LORI:" "Beautiful." "Hello." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyou,babe." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyou,babe." "LORI:" "Welcometo yournew" "LORI:" "Welcometo yournew  home." "home." "CAITLYN:" "Let'scheckitout." "CAITLYN:" "Let'scheckitout." "We'll go slow." "We'll go slow." "LORI:" "Goslow." "LORI:" "Goslow." "You might not recognize it." "You might not recognize it." "CAITLYN:" "Ooh..." "CAITLYN:" "Ooh..." "That looks so good." "That looks so good." "CANDIS:" "Wow." "CANDIS:" "Wow." "CAITLYN:" "Lovethepillows," "CAITLYN:" "Lovethepillows, love the couch." "love the couch." "LORI:" "It'sfromHomenature." "LORI:" "It'sfromHomenature." "CANDIS:" "Don'tyoulovethe" "CANDIS:" "Don'tyoulovethe Lindsey Adelman chandelier?" "Lindsey Adelman chandelier?" "CAITLYN:" "I know." "Rockingit!" "CAITLYN:" "I know." "Rockingit!" "I love it." "I love it." "I think what this whole" "I think what this whole transition has done for me, transition has done for me, for the first time in my life, for the first time in my life, I'm able to express myself." "I'm able to express myself." "CANDIS:" "It'slighter,airy." "CANDIS:" "It'slighter,airy." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,feminine." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,feminine." "I like that." "I like that." "So many people are coming over" "So many people are coming over to the house for the ceremony, to the house for the ceremony, and I am so excited to show 'em and I am so excited to show 'em the final results." "the final results." "Thank you for all your hard" "Thank you for all your hard work." "work." "LORI:" "You'reso welcome." "LORI:" "You'reso welcome." "(birds chirping)" "(birds chirping) (laughter)" "(laughter) DRIAN:" "Sowe 'regoingin?" "DRIAN:" "Sowe 'regoingin?" "JENNY:" "Yeah,we 'regonnago." "JENNY:" "Yeah,we 'regonnago." "Back of the bus again." "Back of the bus again." "DRIAN:" "Againto thebackof" "DRIAN:" "Againto thebackof the bus." "the bus." "Oh, there's a pole here?" "Oh, there's a pole here?" "CAITLYN:" "JennyBoylanonthe" "CAITLYN:" "JennyBoylanonthe pole!" "pole!" "Come on, baby!" "Come on, baby!" "(whooping, cheering)" "CHANDI:" "Yay!" "CAITLYN:" "I 'vebeenaskedto" "CAITLYN:" "I 'vebeenaskedto introduce Boy George at his introduce Boy George at his concert at the Greek Theatre, so concert at the Greek Theatre, so I invited all the girls to join" "I invited all the girls to join me." "me." "Now, that's gonna be fun." "Now, that's gonna be fun." "Boy George concert, yeah!" "Boy George concert, yeah!" "(whooping)" "(whooping) (all cheering)" "(all cheering) CAITLYN:" "Oh,howwedoing?" "CAITLYN:" "Oh,howwedoing?" "WOMAN:" "Caitlyn!" "WOMAN:" "Caitlyn!" "CANDIS:( chuckles)I loveit" "CANDIS:( chuckles)I loveit  more than anything, because it's more than anything, because it's a trans woman that people are a trans woman that people are going crazy over." "going crazy over." "CAITLYN:" "I wouldn'texpect" "CAITLYN:" "I wouldn'texpect anything less." "anything less." "COURTNEY:" "Youguys..." "COURTNEY:" "Youguys..." "BOYGEORGE:" "There'smore," "BOYGEORGE:" "There'smore, there's more, there's more." "there's more, there's more." "There's bigger hats," "There's bigger hats, entire business." "entire business." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyoufor asking" "CAITLYN:" "Thankyoufor asking me to introduce you." "me to introduce you." "BOYGEORGE:" "Ithinkyou're" "BOYGEORGE:" "Ithinkyou're gonna get a standing ovation." "gonna get a standing ovation." "I'd be very surprised if they" "I'd be very surprised if they don't stand up, and I'll be very don't stand up, and I'll be very disappointed if they don't." "disappointed if they don't." "CAITLYN:" "Well,Iknow." "CAITLYN:" "Well,Iknow." "Uh, just coming in, I think" "Uh, just coming in, I think we're okay." "we're okay." "Just coming in." "Just coming in." "BOYGEORGE:" "Oh ,hey!" "BOYGEORGE:" "Oh ,hey!" "(overlapping chatter)" "(overlapping chatter) CAITLYN:" "Niceto seeyou ." "CAITLYN:" "Niceto seeyou ." "BOYGEORGE:" "I'mjustgonna" "BOYGEORGE:" "I'mjustgonna expect you to always be... expect you to always be..." "(overlapping chatter)" "(overlapping chatter) CAITLYN:" "I rememberyouback" "CAITLYN:" "I rememberyouback in the '80s, and I had obviously in the '80s, and I had obviously all my issues and this and that." "all my issues and this and that." "And obviously I followed you." "And obviously I followed you." "And I'm so glad to see you back" "And I'm so glad to see you back and be here tonight to celebrate and be here tonight to celebrate that." "that." "BOYGEORGE:" "Do youknowwhat" "BOYGEORGE:" "Do youknowwhat  it is is I think that you... it is is I think that you..." "you're getting a little bit you're getting a little bit older, you-you kind of operate older, you-you kind of operate from a different level of from a different level of consciousness." "consciousness." "CAITLYN:" "Absolutely,yeah." "CAITLYN:" "Absolutely,yeah." "BOYGEORGE:" "Youknow,you" "BOYGEORGE:" "Youknow,you have this wonderful opportunity have this wonderful opportunity to do so much good." "to do so much good." "When I was 19, I was so full of" "When I was 19, I was so full of my own self-importance." "my own self-importance." "I can't say that I was leading" "I can't say that I was leading a political thing." "a political thing." "It was just me being myself," "It was just me being myself, which in itself was quite which in itself was quite powerful." "powerful." "CAITLYN:" "That'sthesameway" "CAITLYN:" "That'sthesameway I got." "I got." "BOYGEORGE:" "It mighthave" "BOYGEORGE:" "It mighthave been blind kind of been blind kind of self-importance, but it had a self-importance, but it had a massive effect, you know, and massive effect, you know, and I'm only really enjoying that" "I'm only really enjoying that now, 'cause I'm sober and I'm now, 'cause I'm sober and I'm sensible." "sensible." "CAITLYN:" "Howluckyweare." "CAITLYN:" "Howluckyweare." "BOYGEORGE:" "Yeah,absolutely." "BOYGEORGE:" "Yeah,absolutely." "CAITLYN:" "I 'mthesameway ." "CAITLYN:" "I 'mthesameway ." "JENNY:" "Weremember,whenyou" "JENNY:" "Weremember,whenyou first came out... had that first first came out... had that first hit, that we were all... that it hit, that we were all... that it was such a huge thing for us," "was such a huge thing for us, that there's someone visible." "that there's someone visible." "ZACKARY:" "Oh,yeah,you were" "ZACKARY:" "Oh,yeah,you were the only person I ever knew of." "the only person I ever knew of." "CAITLYN:" "George,we needa" "CAITLYN:" "George,we needa picture with all the girls." "picture with all the girls." "DRIAN:" "A picture,please." "DRIAN:" "A picture,please." "CAITLYN:" "Comein hereinthe" "CAITLYN:" "Comein hereinthe middle." "middle." "George, come over here." "George, come over here." "BOYGEORGE:" "Thisisa cosmic" "BOYGEORGE:" "Thisisa cosmic moment." "moment." "(others agreeing)" "(others agreeing) (overlapping chatter)" "(overlapping chatter) CAITLYN:" "Wegottogo." "CAITLYN:" "Wegottogo." "Good luck." "Good luck." "I will see you onstage!" "I will see you onstage!" "I get to introduce you!" "I get to introduce you!" "It'll be fun." "It'll be fun." "(audience cheering)" "(audience cheering) CAITLYN:" "Dowe go thatway ?" "CAITLYN:" "Dowe go thatway ?" "BOYGEORGE:" "PK ,who'slooking" "BOYGEORGE:" "PK ,who'slooking after Caitlyn?" "after Caitlyn?" "PK:" "Goget'em ,Caitlyn." "PK:" "Goget'em ,Caitlyn." "CAITLYN:" "Goget'em ?" "CAITLYN:" "Goget'em ?" "PK:" "Goget'em ." "PK:" "Goget'em ." "CAITLYN:" "Okay." "Areyou ready?" "CAITLYN:" "Okay." "Areyou ready?" "Let's do this." "Let's do this." "(audience cheering)" "(audience cheering) CAITLYN:" "Thankyou!" "CAITLYN:" "Thankyou!" "CROWD:" "Caitlyn!" "Caitlyn!" "CROWD:" "Caitlyn!" "Caitlyn!" "CAITLYN:" "CaitlynJennerin" "CAITLYN:" "CaitlynJennerin the house for her first Boy the house for her first Boy George concert!" "George concert!" "(audience cheering)" "(audience cheering) Let's hear it here at the Greek" "Let's hear it here at the Greek Theatre for Boy George!" "Theatre for Boy George!" "Let's hear it for him!" "Let's hear it for him!" "(cheering)" "(cheering) ¶ ¶" "(birds chirping)" "JOE:" "Couldyougiveusan  "F"?" ""F"?" "(pianist plays "F")" "(pianist plays "F") (chorus humming)" "(chorus humming) Hello!" "Welcome!" "Good to see you." "Hello!" "Welcome!" "Good to see you." "I don't know if you all know" "I don't know if you all know Candis Cayne." "Candis Cayne." "CANDIS:" "Howareyou ?" "CANDIS:" "Howareyou ?" "(chuckles)" "(chuckles) I want to do something special" "I want to do something special for Cait and sing at the for Cait and sing at the renaming ceremony." "renaming ceremony." "So I asked the Gay Men's Chorus" "So I asked the Gay Men's Chorus to back me up." "to back me up." "JOE:" "Let'stakealook at" "JOE:" "Let'stakealook at "Amazing Grace."" ""Amazing Grace." (piano playing first notes)" "(piano playing first notes) JOE:" "Now,whatkey worksfor" "JOE:" "Now,whatkey worksfor you, as far as..." "Do you know you, as far as..." "Do you know what's-what's comfortable for what's-what's comfortable for you?" "you?" "CANDIS:" "Notthe..." "CANDIS:" "Notthe..." "(deep): ¶ Ama... ¶" "(deep): ¶ Ama... ¶ JOE:" "Okay." "How-how'bout..." "JOE:" "Okay." "How-how'bout..." "how 'bout... how 'bout E-flat, how 'bout... how 'bout E-flat, B-flat?" "B-flat?" "(pianist plays higher notes)" "(pianist plays higher notes) ¶ Amazing grace ¶" "¶ Amazing grace ¶ BOTH:¶ Howsweet¶" "BOTH:¶ Howsweet¶ CANDIS:¶ Thesound¶" "CANDIS:¶ Thesound¶ JOE:" "Good." "Let'sdothis ." "JOE:" "Good." "Let'sdothis ." "Harmonize on a hum and she'll" "Harmonize on a hum and she'll sing the words." "sing the words." "One more time, let's do the" "One more time, let's do the first verse." "first verse." "CANDIS:" "I 'vealwaysbeenso" "CANDIS:" "I 'vealwaysbeenso confident in my acting and my confident in my acting and my dancing, and, as a singer, I'm dancing, and, as a singer, I'm not as confident." "not as confident." "¶ I see... ¶" "¶ I see... ¶ (chorus humming)" "It's hard to sing out of your key, you know what I mean?" "key, you know what I mean?" "JOE:" "Absolutely." "Andthis..." "JOE:" "Absolutely." "Andthis..." "Yeah, this is... this was" "Yeah, this is... this was arranged for us, and-and... arranged for us, and-and..." "CANDIS:" "Exactly." "CANDIS:" "Exactly." "JOE:" "That'sokay." "JOE:" "That'sokay." "CANDIS:" "I 'mjustgonnaget" "CANDIS:" "I 'mjustgonnaget  some water real quick." "some water real quick." "JOE:" "Oh,yeah." "JOE:" "Oh,yeah." "Absolutely, absolutely." "Absolutely, absolutely." "CANDIS:" "I wasjustnervous" "CANDIS:" "I wasjustnervous 'cause I don't have the..." "like, 'cause I don't have the..." "like, I don't have the, um... the" "I don't have the, um... the right key." "right key." "Like, it's too low and then too" "Like, it's too low and then too high." "high." "MIMI:" "Itsoundedsogood ," "MIMI:" "Itsoundedsogood , Candis." "Candis." "It sounds gorgeous." "It sounds gorgeous." "CANDIS:" "Okay,good." "CANDIS:" "Okay,good." "MIMI:" "Don'tbe nervous." "MIMI:" "Don'tbe nervous." "JOE:" "So,in afew minutes," "JOE:" "So,in afew minutes, we're gonna be, uh, joined by we're gonna be, uh, joined by Boy George." "Boy George." "MAN:" "Oh,my God!" "MAN:" "Oh,my God!" "(laughter)" "(laughter) I love Boy George." "I love Boy George." "(whimpers)" "(whimpers) (laughter)" "(laughter) (laughter)" "(laughter) CANDIS:" "AslongasI can" "CANDIS:" "AslongasI can remember, Boy George has been a remember, Boy George has been a pivotal person in the LGBT pivotal person in the LGBT community, so I reached out to community, so I reached out to him to sing at the renaming" "him to sing at the renaming ceremony." "ceremony." "I think he's the perfect person" "I think he's the perfect person who would add life and love to who would add life and love to this amazing celebration." "this amazing celebration." "JOE:" "Whatwe thoughtabout" "JOE:" "Whatwe thoughtabout doing-- uh, you handle verse doing-- uh, you handle verse one, verse two... then the one, verse two... then the chorus comes in on the chorus chorus comes in on the chorus chorus as soon as... chorus as soon as..." "BOYGEORGE:" "It mightbenice ," "BOYGEORGE:" "It mightbenice , at the end, to do, like, a verse at the end, to do, like, a verse together, you know." "together, you know." "I mean, you're here." "I mean, you're here." "(men laughing)" "(men laughing) JOE:" "So,chorus..." "JOE:" "So,chorus..." "GUITARIST:" "A-one,two..." "GUITARIST:" "A-one,two..." "BOYGEORGE:¶Ifthere'sa" "BOYGEORGE:¶Ifthere'sa God" "God Surely he wants me to be... ¶" "Surely he wants me to be... ¶ But you should maybe "ooh" on" "But you should maybe "ooh" on that." "that." "MAN:" "Oh." "MAN:" "Oh." "BOYGEORGE:" "So ..." "BOYGEORGE:" "So ..." "CHORUS:¶ Ifthere'saGod" "CHORUS:¶ Ifthere'saGod Ooh..." "Ooh... ¶" "Ooh..." "Ooh... ¶ BOYGEORGE:¶Surely" "BOYGEORGE:¶Surely He wants me to be myself ¶" "He wants me to be myself ¶ CHORUS:¶ Ifthere'saGod" "CHORUS:¶ Ifthere'saGod If there's a God... ¶" "If there's a God... ¶ BOYGEORGE:" "Feellikeyou" "BOYGEORGE:" "Feellikeyou wanted to do something over the wanted to do something over the end there." "end there." "I don't think it's gonna go..." "I don't think it's gonna go..." "MAN:" "No!" "MAN:" "No!" "BOYGEORGE:" "No ?" "BOYGEORGE:" "No ?" "You didn't want to do that?" "You didn't want to do that?" "You know, like, sometimes you" "You know, like, sometimes you just go, "Where the (bleep) did just go, "Where the (bleep) did that come from?"" "that come from?" MAN:" "That'srighthere." "MAN:" "That'srighthere." "BOYGEORGE:" "Whichone 'sthat?" "BOYGEORGE:" "Whichone 'sthat?" "MAN:" "Righthere." "MAN:" "Righthere." "BOYGEORGE:" "Okay,Ilike a" "BOYGEORGE:" "Okay,Ilike a bit of that." "bit of that." "MAN2 :" "Cool." "Cool." "MAN2 :" "Cool." "Cool." "BOYGEORGE:" "Onelittlebitof" "BOYGEORGE:" "Onelittlebitof advice." "advice." "MAN:" "Yeah?" "MAN:" "Yeah?" "BOYGEORGE:" "Yougot to, you" "BOYGEORGE:" "Yougot to, you  know, sing it about what it know, sing it about what it means, and if you own it, it's means, and if you own it, it's just gonna make such a" "just gonna make such a difference, you know." "difference, you know." "GUITARIST:" "One,a-two..." "GUITARIST:" "One,a-two..." "BOYGEORGE:¶Ifthere's" "BOYGEORGE:¶Ifthere's A God I want him to be... ¶" "A God I want him to be... ¶ CANDIS:" "SeeingBoyGeorgeis" "CANDIS:" "SeeingBoyGeorgeis kind of making my heart skip a kind of making my heart skip a beat." "beat." "This is one of those people that" "This is one of those people that I looked up to as a kid." "I looked up to as a kid." "And having to sing in front of" "And having to sing in front of him at the renaming ceremony-- him at the renaming ceremony-- Oh, my God, what was I thinking?" "Oh, my God, what was I thinking?" "(chorus sings closing note)" "(birds squawking and singing)" "(indistinct conversations) CAITLYN:" "Let'sseewhat's..." "CAITLYN:" "Let'sseewhat's..." "RONDA:" "Younotallowedout..." "RONDA:" "Younotallowedout..." "CAITLYN:" "I 'mtryingto think" "CAITLYN:" "I 'mtryingto think of what's going on." "of what's going on." "RONDA:" "Youknowyou 'renot" "RONDA:" "Youknowyou 'renot  allowed out there, right?" "allowed out there, right?" "CAITLYN:" "Okay,hereIam back" "CAITLYN:" "Okay,hereIam back  in my closet." "in my closet." "Why?" "'Cause they don't even" "Why?" "'Cause they don't even allow me out into the house." "allow me out into the house." "(sighs)" "(sighs) Outside right now, they are" "Outside right now, they are setting up for my name change." "setting up for my name change." "All the girls, all my little" "All the girls, all my little tribe, have told me all the time tribe, have told me all the time that they never really that they never really celebrated their name change." "celebrated their name change." "They just kind of went through" "They just kind of went through it." "it." "So, it's not just for me." "So, it's not just for me." "Really, it's about all of them." "Really, it's about all of them." "JENNY:" "I wasthinkingwe" "JENNY:" "I wasthinkingwe should all change our name to should all change our name to Caitlyn." "Caitlyn." "What do you think?" "What do you think?" "CHANDI:" "Allchangeour name" "CHANDI:" "Allchangeour name now?" "now?" "JENNY:" "Justeverybodygoto" "JENNY:" "Justeverybodygoto Caitlyn." "Caitlyn." "CHANDI:" "Okay." "CHANDI:" "Okay." "Now that would be crazy." "Now that would be crazy." "Everybody be a Caitlyn." "Everybody be a Caitlyn." "CANDIS:" "Doesthatcover" "CANDIS:" "Doesthatcover enough?" "enough?" "Does that look like it's...?" "Does that look like it's...?" "Just so, like, my boobs don't" "Just so, like, my boobs don't pop out, like... pop out, like..." "MIMI:" "Right." "MIMI:" "Right." "CANDIS:" "I 'mnervousenoughas" "CANDIS:" "I 'mnervousenoughas it is." "it is." "MIMI:" "Whenwasthe lasttime" "MIMI:" "Whenwasthe lasttime  you sang live somewhere in front you sang live somewhere in front of, like, a big group of people?" "of, like, a big group of people?" "CANDIS:" "It'sbeenawhile." "CANDIS:" "It'sbeenawhile." "MIMI:" "Isthisyourfirsttime" "MIMI:" "Isthisyourfirsttime singing this song?" "singing this song?" "CANDIS:" "Yeah." "Areyou trying" "CANDIS:" "Yeah." "Areyou trying to get me going?" "to get me going?" "MIMI:" "No." "MIMI:" "No." "CANDIS( laughing):" "Yeah." "CANDIS( laughing):" "Yeah." "MIMI:" "I 'mjusttryingto," "MIMI:" "I 'mjusttryingto,  like, see how you're doing." "like, see how you're doing." "CANDIS:" "No,no ,Iknow." "CANDIS:" "No,no ,Iknow." "I know." "I know." "I feel better after rehearsing" "I feel better after rehearsing with the choir." "with the choir." "But now that it's time to" "But now that it's time to perform, I am still nervous, perform, I am still nervous, 'cause I just want to do a good 'cause I just want to do a good job." "job." "I want, um..." "I want to make" "I want, um..." "I want to make this a special moment for Cait." "this a special moment for Cait." "MIMI:" "Well,youlook" "MIMI:" "Well,youlook beautiful." "beautiful." "CANDIS:" "Thanksalot ." "CANDIS:" "Thanksalot ." "MIMI:" "AndIdon 'tthinkyou" "MIMI:" "AndIdon 'tthinkyou should be nervous at all." "should be nervous at all." "CANDIS:" "Okay,I'mgonnatry" "CANDIS:" "Okay,I'mgonnatry it." "it." "MIMI:" "Allright." "MIMI:" "Allright." "CANDIS:" "I 'mgonnatryto" "CANDIS:" "I 'mgonnatryto forget... forget..." "MIMI:" "Getyourshoeson," "MIMI:" "Getyourshoeson, girl." "It's time." "girl." "It's time." "CANDIS:" "I 'mgonnagetmy" "CANDIS:" "I 'mgonnagetmy shoes on." "shoes on." "MAN:" "Ooh!" "MAN:" "Ooh!" "(whooping and cheering)" "(whooping and cheering) CANDIS:" "Oh,no ." "CANDIS:" "Oh,no ." "(Candis laughs)" "(Candis laughs) (cheering and whooping)" "(cheering and whooping) My wife will be out soon." "My wife will be out soon." "(guitar tuning)" "(guitar tuning) ALLYSON:" "Well,good" "ALLYSON:" "Well,good afternoon, and welcome to the afternoon, and welcome to the celebration." "celebration." "We gather here, beloved friends" "We gather here, beloved friends and family, together, uh, to and family, together, uh, to celebrate a moment with our dear celebrate a moment with our dear friend, with our sister." "friend, with our sister." "¶ ¶" "(guests gasping, murmuring) (applause and cheering)" "(applause and cheeriring) CAITLYN:" "Yay!" "CAITLYN:" "Yay!" "All my sisisters!" "All my sisisters!" "(Candis laughs)" "(Candis laughs) Hello, e everybody." "Hello, e everybody." "ALLYSON:" "Welcomome." "ALLYSON:" "Welcomome." "Today, thihis, our friend, our" "Today, thihis, our friend, our sister comes before you seeking sister comes before you seeking a new name by which to be known." "a new name by which to be known." "Bless her as she steteps across" "Bless her as she steteps across this boundary, in your name, this boundary, in your name, which above all other names, is which above all other names, is love." "love." "Amen." "CHANDI:" "SincemeetingCaitat the dinner party... the dinner party..." "Hi." "Hi." "CAITLYN:" "It'spronounced" "CAITLYN:" "It'spronounced "Chardie" or...?" ""Chardie" or...?" "CHANDI:" "Chandi." "CHANDI:" "Chandi." "CAITLYN:" "Chandi." "Okay,with" "CAITLYN:" "Chandi." "Okay,with an "N."" "an "N." CHANDI:" "Right,Chandi." "CHANDI:" "Right,Chandi." "CAITLYN:" "Chandi,okay." "CAITLYN:" "Chandi,okay." "CHANDI:" "Thishasbeenthe" "CHANDI:" "Thishasbeenthe most amazing time of my life." "most amazing time of my life." "Good afternoon, everyone." "Good afternoon, everyone." "(applause and cheering)" "(applause and cheering) Okay, I don't feel like this is" "Okay, I don't feel like this is a party yet." "a party yet." "(laughter)" "(laughter) I mean, come on now." "I mean, come on now." "We're here to celebrate with" "We're here to celebrate with Caitlyn." "Caitlyn." "I can't think of a time, ever," "I can't think of a time, ever, that I've so celebrated being that I've so celebrated being trans." "trans." "CAITLYN:" "Vocalcords--what" "CAITLYN:" "Vocalcords--what have you guys done?" "have you guys done?" "CHANDI:" "I haven'tdoneone" "CHANDI:" "I haven'tdoneone  thing." "thing." "People say, "Oh, you need to" "People say, "Oh, you need to talk like this."" "talk like this." Child, cheese." "Child, cheese." "(laughter)" "(laughter) The world needs to feel as if" "The world needs to feel as if you are inclusive of our you are inclusive of our community." "community." "You have to start embracing the" "You have to start embracing the word "we."" "word "we." CAITLYN:" "I loveChandi." "CAITLYN:" "I loveChandi." "CHANDI:" "Oh." "CHANDI:" "Oh." "(laughter)" "(laughter) I wanted to share some facts" "I wanted to share some facts about the name "Caitlyn."" "about the name "Caitlyn." The definition of Caitlyn is" "The definition of Caitlyn is "pure and chaste."" ""pure and chaste." Would that be you?" "Would that be you?" "(laughter)" "(laughter) You can be spontaneous," "You can be spontaneous, expressive and a talkative expressive and a talkative person." "person." "That's definitely you." "That's definitely you." "(laughter)" "(laughter) You are truly, truly, truly" "You are truly, truly, truly an amazing person." "an amazing person." "We're so proud of you, and we're" "We're so proud of you, and we're so glad, most of all, that today so glad, most of all, that today you sit in your authentic self." "you sit in your authentic self." "Let's give it up for Caitlyn." "Let's give it up for Caitlyn." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyou,babe." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyou,babe." "(applause and cheering)" "(applause and cheering) CHANDI:" "Yes." "CHANDI:" "Yes." "CAITLYN:" "Oh,nice." "CAITLYN:" "Oh,nice." "So, so nice." "So, so nice." "JENNY:" "Hello." "JENNY:" "Hello." "I'm Jennifer Finney Boylan." "I'm Jennifer Finney Boylan." "Caitlyn and I-- we couldn't come" "Caitlyn and I-- we couldn't come from more different worlds." "from more different worlds." "You know, I'm this New England" "You know, I'm this New England academic." "academic." "My students have called me" "My students have called me "J-Bo."" ""J-Bo." (laughter)" "(laughter) Hey, what was that look?" "Hey, what was that look?" "Like paws and whiskers." "Like paws and whiskers." "You just gave me a freaking" "You just gave me a freaking look." "look." "Here is a poem by e.e. cummings." "Here is a poem by e.e. cummings." ""i thank You God for most this" ""i thank You God for most this amazing day... amazing day..." "this is the birth day of life this is the birth day of life and of love and wings: and of and of love and wings: and of the gay great happening the gay great happening illimitably earth..."" "illimitably earth..." I'm so proud to call Cait my" "I'm so proud to call Cait my friend." "friend." "I'm proud of her for the good" "I'm proud of her for the good she's... she's doing." "she's... she's doing." "I'm proud of her for the" "I'm proud of her for the progress she's made." "progress she's made." "Right now, you're in this thing" "Right now, you're in this thing that we call "the pink cloud,"" "that we call "the pink cloud," and that means you can be a and that means you can be a little blind to things other little blind to things other than yourself." "than yourself." "A young person coming out as" "A young person coming out as trans now is gonna have had trans now is gonna have had Caitlyn Jenner as a role model." "Caitlyn Jenner as a role model." "You don't need a man to make you" "You don't need a man to make you a woman." "a woman." "You have gone to such trouble to" "You have gone to such trouble to become a woman." "become a woman." "Don't be a stupid one." "Don't be a stupid one." "She's just a tremendously" "She's just a tremendously wonderful soul-- that's the wonderful soul-- that's the person that-that I love." "person that-that I love." ""(now the ears of my ears awake" ""(now the ears of my ears awake and now the eyes of my eyes are and now the eyes of my eyes are opened)."" "opened)." (applause)" "(applause) (Caitlyn speaks quietly)" "(Caitlyn speaks quietly) You are." "You are." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyou." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyou." "Oh, you are singing." "Oh, you are singing." "(laughter)" "CANDIS:" "Inthatmoment..." "I am nervous, and I'm looking at" "I am nervous, and I'm looking at Cait, and Cait looking at me." "Cait, and Cait looking at me." "And it's just such an amazing" "And it's just such an amazing day." "day." "This is all of our name-change" "This is all of our name-change ceremony." "ceremony." "I know I have to do this." "CANDIS:¶ Amazing Grace" "Grace ¶ How sweet" "¶ How sweet The sound" "The sound ¶ That saved" "¶ That saved A soul" "A soul ¶ Like me" "¶ I once Was lost" "Was lost ¶ But now" "¶ But now Am found" "Am found Mmm, mmm... ¶" "Mmm, mmm... ¶ (chorus humming)" "(chorus humming) CANDIS:" "I feelblessedtobe" "CANDIS:" "I feelblessedtobe a part of Caitlyn's journey." "a part of Caitlyn's journey." "WOMAN:" "Whois Candis?" "WOMAN:" "Whois Candis?" "WOMAN2 :" "Yeah,whichone 's" "WOMAN2 :" "Yeah,whichone 's Candis?" "Candis?" "SEVERALWOMEN:" "Oh ...!" "SEVERALWOMEN:" "Oh ...!" "RONDA:" "Andlookhow closeshe" "RONDA:" "Andlookhow closeshe is-- look." "is-- look." "CANDIS:" "Thisexperiencehas" "CANDIS:" "Thisexperiencehas  meant a lot to me." "meant a lot to me." "CHILD:" "Beingaroundfriends" "CHILD:" "Beingaroundfriends is really nice when you haven't is really nice when you haven't been around friends for most of been around friends for most of your life." "your life." "CANDIS:" "That'swhat'sso" "CANDIS:" "That'swhat'sso magical about this, is being magical about this, is being able to share stories with able to share stories with each other, which is so great, each other, which is so great, at your age, to do that." "at your age, to do that." "It's amazing." "It's amazing." "Going to all these amazing" "Going to all these amazing places and doing the work that places and doing the work that we've done, seeing the change in we've done, seeing the change in myself and in Cait... myself and in Cait..." "has changed my life forever." "has changed my life forever." "¶ Was blind" "¶ Was blind But now" "But now I see. ¶" "(Chandi laughing)" "(guests whooping) CAITLYN:" "It'snotfair,that" "CAITLYN:" "It'snotfair,that  voice, it's just not fair." "voice, it's just not fair." "CANDIS:" "I loveyou." "CANDIS:" "I loveyou." "CAITLYN:" "I loveyou,too ." "CAITLYN:" "I loveyou,too ." "Thank you for doing that." "Thank you for doing that." "ALLYSON:" "Sowhat'sina name ?" "ALLYSON:" "Sowhat'sina name ?" "Names are symbols." "Names are symbols." "They are symbols of a parent's" "They are symbols of a parent's hopes and dreams, symbols that hopes and dreams, symbols that can honor the past, or that can can honor the past, or that can point toward the future." "point toward the future." "And so we gather with our dear" "And so we gather with our dear friend, with our sister." "friend, with our sister." "We've known her most of her life" "We've known her most of her life by... another name." "by... another name." "But today, at this moment, she" "But today, at this moment, she chooses to set that name aside." "chooses to set that name aside." "Will you join me..." "Will you join me..." "to receive for us your new name?" "And so, here we are..." "daughter of God." "What shall your name be called?" "CAITLYN:" "CaitlynMarie Jenner." "Jenner." "ALLYSON:" "Ifyouaffirmit" "ALLYSON:" "Ifyouaffirmit with Caitlyn, say it with me." "with Caitlyn, say it with me." "(guests whooping, cheering)" "(guests whooping, cheering) Caitlyn Marie Jenner." "Caitlyn Marie Jenner." "(Allyson laughs)" "(Allyson laughs) CAITLYN:" "Itmeansalot." "CAITLYN:" "Itmeansalot." "ALLYSON:" "Wedo indeedaffirm" "ALLYSON:" "Wedo indeedaffirm that you are Caitlyn Marie that you are Caitlyn Marie Jenner from this day forward." "Jenner from this day forward." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyouverymuch ." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyouverymuch ." "ALLYSON:" "Thankyou." "ALLYSON:" "Thankyou." "God bless you." "God bless you." "CAITLYN:" "Godblessyou ." "CAITLYN:" "Godblessyou ." "ALLYSON:" "Godblessyou ." "ALLYSON:" "Godblessyou ." "CAITLYN:" "Thankyoufor doing" "CAITLYN:" "Thankyoufor doing that; that was beautiful." "BOYGEORGE:¶Ifthere's A God" "A God ¶ I want him to be" "¶ I want him to be Right here in the wind" "Right here in the wind ¶ Salvation, I can take" "¶ Salvation, I can take Welcome to the human race... ¶" "Welcome to the human race... ¶ CAITLYN:" "I amso blessedin" "CAITLYN:" "I amso blessedin so many ways." "so many ways." "And at this point in my life, I" "And at this point in my life, I feel so unbelievably comfortable feel so unbelievably comfortable with the decisions that I have with the decisions that I have made." "made." "I have seen so much love and" "I have seen so much love and support, it's just absolutely support, it's just absolutely unbelievable." "unbelievable." "BOYGEORGE:¶Oh, oh..." "BOYGEORGE:¶Oh, oh..." "¶ Oh, oh, oh... ¶" "¶ Oh, oh, oh... ¶ WOMAN:" "Cheersto Caitlyn." "WOMAN:" "Cheersto Caitlyn." "CAITLYN:" "Outtwoweeks," "CAITLYN:" "Outtwoweeks, yeah!" "yeah!" "(song continues)" "(song continues) Hey!" "(laughs)" "Hey!" "(laughs) CANDIS:" "I 'vealwayswantedto" "CANDIS:" "I 'vealwayswantedto do that." "do that." "CAITLYN:" "Lookit,herhair's" "CAITLYN:" "Lookit,herhair's still perfect-- that's not fair." "still perfect-- that's not fair." "Ooh, look at Chandi." "Ooh, look at Chandi." "CHANDI:" "Putaringonit ." "CHANDI:" "Putaringonit ." "BOYGEORGE:¶Ifthere's" "BOYGEORGE:¶Ifthere's A God... ¶" "A God... ¶ WOMAN:" "Bang,bang,bang." "WOMAN:" "Bang,bang,bang." "BOYGEORGE:¶I 'msurehe" "BOYGEORGE:¶I 'msurehe wants me to be myself... ¶ wants me to be myself... ¶ CAITLYN:" "Wedidit!" "CAITLYN:" "Wedidit!" "(friends cheering)" "(friends cheering) CAITLYN:" "Arewe ready?" "CAITLYN:" "Arewe ready?" "(all whooping)" "(all whooping) RONDA:" "Here'sto theroad" "RONDA:" "Here'sto theroad trip." "trip." "(whooping)" "(whooping) (Boy George vocalizing)" "(Boy George vocalizing) CROWD( chanting):" "Caitlyn!" "CROWD( chanting):" "Caitlyn!" "Caitlyn!" "Caitlyn!" "Caitlyn!" "Caitlyn!" "CAITLYN:" "I knewnothingwhen" "CAITLYN:" "I knewnothingwhen I started." "I started." "The transgender community-- this" "The transgender community-- this is my place, and this is where I is my place, and this is where I belong, and it's a good feeling." "belong, and it's a good feeling." "CHORUS:¶ Ifthere's" "CHORUS:¶ Ifthere's A God... ¶" "A God... ¶ CAITLYN:" "Thelastfew months" "CAITLYN:" "Thelastfew months for me have been... the most for me have been... the most amazing months of my life." "amazing months of my life." "(sniffling)" "It's gonna be tough." "My family. (crying, sniffling)" "My family. (crying, sniffling) I want them to be proud of their" "I want them to be proud of their daddy." "daddy." "(crying):" "These ladies over" "(crying):" "These ladies over here... (sniffles) here... (sniffles) All of you girls have taught me" "All of you girls have taught me so much." "so much." "I'm struggling with it." "I'm struggling with it." "I've seen the things that you" "I've seen the things that you have gone through in your life, have gone through in your life, and being so honest with this, and being so honest with this, and I so apprec... appreciate... and I so apprec... appreciate..." "(sniffles) all your... (sniffles) all your..." "your input." "your input." "Meeting people in this community" "Meeting people in this community that I never had the opportunity that I never had the opportunity to meet has been the biggest to meet has been the biggest education I've ever had." "education I've ever had." "JENNY:" "Thereareall these" "JENNY:" "Thereareall these trans wo trans wo trans women out there who are in trans women out there who are in real danger." "real danger." "BLOSSOM:" "I 'mgonnabe honest." "BLOSSOM:" "I 'mgonnabe honest." "We're basically saying the same" "We're basically saying the same thing you were doing, and, like, thing you were doing, and, like, nobody wanted to hear it." "nobody wanted to hear it." "LAYA:" "I didn'twanttohave" "LAYA:" "I didn'twanttohave  to do this, but I ended up doing to do this, but I ended up doing a lot of sex work." "a lot of sex work." "CAITLYN:" "There'salot of" "CAITLYN:" "There'salot of people that don't make it out people that don't make it out the other side." "the other side." "MACY:" "I 'veattempted" "MACY:" "I 'veattempted suicide, and it got better for suicide, and it got better for me." "me." "It just... (takes deep breath)" "It just... (takes deep breath) it's not fair that he didn't get it's not fair that he didn't get to see it gets better." "to see it gets better." "CAITLYN:" "AndI'vealso" "CAITLYN:" "AndI'vealso learned that there are so many learned that there are so many good people out there." "good people out there." "Thank you for being so good to" "Thank you for being so good to me." "me." "Thank you for welcoming me into" "Thank you for welcoming me into this community." "this community." "I feel at home, and I have a" "I feel at home, and I have a family." "family." "JENNY:" "Everybodyon Jenner." "JENNY:" "Everybodyon Jenner." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,yeah..." "CAITLYN:" "Yeah,yeah..." "It's just been great really" "It's just been great really getting to spend some time getting to spend some time with you." "with you." "Thank you for all my friends," "Thank you for all my friends, who have been so gracious with who have been so gracious with their love for me." "their love for me." "Hey, baby!" "Hey, baby!" "I didn't know you were here!" "I didn't know you were here!" "Everybody... it's okay!" "Everybody... it's okay!" "ESTHER:" "I knewit wouldbe." "ESTHER:" "I knewit wouldbe." "KIM:" "Youlookbeautiful." "KIM:" "Youlookbeautiful." "CAITLYN:" "Well,thankyou very" "CAITLYN:" "Well,thankyou very much." "much." "¶ ¶" "¶ ¶ It has been an amazing journey" "It has been an amazing journey for me." "for me." "And I'm seeing all of it come" "And I'm seeing all of it come true." "true." "(crowd shouting, cheering)" "(crowd shouting, cheering) WOMAN:" "Wow,whatacrowd!" "WOMAN:" "Wow,whatacrowd!" "(laughing)" "(laughing) CAITLYN:" "I 'minagreatplace" "CAITLYN:" "I 'minagreatplace in life." "in life." "For the first time, I feel like" "For the first time, I feel like I fit in someplace." "I fit in someplace." "Being my authentic self." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "(applause)" "(applause) (whooping)" "(whooping) SUSAN:" "Thesepeopleare ..." "SUSAN:" "Thesepeopleare ..." "the bravest." "the bravest." "And they all need to be" "And they all need to be recognized and loved and taken recognized and loved and taken care of and included and care of and included and celebrated." "celebrated." "I'm really proud of her." "I'm really proud of her." "(laughs)" "(laughs) JENNY:" "Mymotherusedtosay" "JENNY:" "Mymotherusedtosay you can't hate anyone whose you can't hate anyone whose story you know." "story you know." "I hope that this will enable" "I hope that this will enable people to know not just Cait's people to know not just Cait's story, but the story of hundreds story, but the story of hundreds and potentially thousands of and potentially thousands of other transgender people." "CAITLYN:" "I wasjustthinking, you know, I kind of started in you know, I kind of started in bed with no makeup and the hair bed with no makeup and the hair not done and all that kind of" "not done and all that kind of stuff, and I thought, you know, stuff, and I thought, you know, maybe I should just end it maybe I should just end it this way." "this way." "I want to help people... in my" "I want to help people... in my community." "community." "We have a long way to go, but at" "We have a long way to go, but at least we got a really, really, least we got a really, really, really good beginning." "really good beginning." "And that makes my heart feel" "And that makes my heart feel good." "Captioningsponsoredby"