Transgender "Top Model" Isis Speaks (VIDEO)

"America's Next Top Model" gets underway featuring the show's first transgender model/contestant Isis, who was born a man but will compete as a woman. The show debuts Wednesday September 3 on The CW, but the network has posted interviews with the contestants on YouTube.

Isis talks about what makes her special and her excitement to compete in hers.

"I think I bring a lot to this competition that might give me an advantage... I'm saying, I really want this... I think I'm creative and unique"

Watch:

Comments

[Fendi]

GO ISIS

[R2RNot]

Trans is the new gay.

[R2RNot]

and I meant to add, although she is no doubt being shamelessly used, she is one brave young woman.

[arvay]

i agree. Transsexual people have a major problem with hostile reactions (ignorance is always ugly) and so these pioneer people are the bravest of the brave.

[Fendi]

NEW GAY? WTF!!! LOL

[arvay]

Despite the efforts of our neolithic JudeoChristic whackos, out culture continues to evolve positively.

Human sexuality is more like a sliding scale than a series of segregated buckets. People line up along various points on a continuum, and younger people especially are exploring the possibilties inside them rather than accepting only binary sex roles, arranged marriages and other restrains on our true nature.

It's good news in a country where many people had a cow at the sight of Janet Jackson's nipple in prime time. Thankfully, the FCC's Puritan penalty has been reversed.

[adzeman]

I am sure he/she will increase ratings..but ugh.

[Fendi]

its she, and yes she will increase and teach the other girls a thing or two...

[TVDinner666]

Goodness, her diction is terrible.

[Gina322]

Does he/she have a speech impediment?

[NYCMami]

She's not cute

[brakmaster]

OMG
She will cut you.
This is not lies.

[huffybike]

She is certainly making me more interested in this season! MP3s from the interview are here: http://www.entertonement.com/collections/2590/YouTube-Contestant-Interviews

[scorpioleidy]

I love ANTM, and I never miss an episode ... but Tyra's gone too far now!

[Swerinjer]

It's cute. The tranny voice turns me off though.

[MeanGreenMachine]

ADORABLE!

Muuuuahhhh!

[MNFighter]

$5 that ANTM paid HuffPo to post this. Another $5 my message doesn't make it to the comments page.

[standup4]

I think you owe us all $5.

[sixletters]

Hey, I want my $5

[rock2casbah]

On ANTM they can make the plainest person look stunning in photos, so I don't know. I wonder how she photographs though.

[commentguy1234]

I don't know what transgender means, but I want her to have my children. Also, I want my child to come out wearing those earrings.

Fierce!!!1!

[FreeThinkn1]

"Transgender is the state of one's "gender identity" (self-iden­tification as woman, man, or neither) not matching one's "assigned sex" (identification by others as male or female based on physical/genetic sex)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender

[gttim]

Transgender means she will not be having your children.