Bruce Jenner, the former Olympian and current reality TV star, came out as a transgender woman in a recent two-hour interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC’s 20/20. His disclosure was widely applauded by the public as well as gay, lesbian, and transgender advocates alike.
We asked Gabriel Arkles—a legal research and writing professor in the School of Law with expertise in gender and the law—to discuss Jenner’s decision, the barriers facing the transgender rights movement, and the current state of mental health services for the transgender community.
