Caitlyn Jenner was confronted by angry members of the trans community who protested outside a charity event on Thursday. The demonstrators were angered that the 66-year-old former Olympian, who they dubbed ‘a clueless rich white woman,’ was being held up as a representative of their community.
The reality star had been speaking at a luncheon held by an LGBT charity in Chicago and attempted to engage with the protesters as she left, sparking a confrontation which was caught on camera.Shouting slogans such as ‘You are an insult to trans people, you are an insult to women,’ protesters used a loud speaker to make their feelings known.
Since Caitlyn announced she was transitioning from male to female back in April during an interview with Diane Sawyer, the former Bruce Jenner has been held up as a poster girl for trans women. She received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards in July 2015, and was named one of Glamour’s Women Of The Year in October, with the magazine calling her a Trans Champion. In November, Jenner was listed as one of the nine runners-up for The Advocate’s Person of the Year