Originally posted by easyrider
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Bruce Jenner was an American hero, the best athlete in the world. Young transgender people can look at Caitlyn and say "ok, if this is something the popular, strong, all-american went through, then I am not so weird, and I will be alright".
Similarly, when Betty Ford entered rehab for alcoholism, no one said drinking to excess was a good thing, but she was a hero for bringing her struggle out in to the open so that others can see that it happens to everyone, and that people can survive it. It "normalized" it.
**Please do not think I am comparing being an alcoholic to being a transgender. I am merely comparing two people who chose to publicize their struggles and how they achieved peace in their lives **
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