Bruce Jenner’s high-anticipated interview with Diane Sawyer aired on ABC News’ 20/20 from 9pm until 11pm EDT
Bruce Jenner has revealed that he identifies as a woman – In the highly anticipated interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, Bruce Jenner revealed that he identifies as a woman. The 65 year old father of 6 and Grandfather of 7 confirmed that he is reinventing himself physically in a bid to transition from male to female.
Speaking in front of millions of viewers, including 4 of his children from his first wife, Burt, Brandon, Casey and Brody Jenner, Bruce tearfully revealed: ‘To all extents and purposes, I am a woman.
‘My brain is much more female than it is male. That’s what my soul is. Bruce lives a lie. She is not a lie.’ He added: ‘I can’t do it anymore.’
“I’ve always been very confused with my gender identity since I was little.” He then revealed how he had explained his identity to his children — God is looking down making little Bruce. He gave me all these wonderful qualities. Then at the end, he looked at me and said, ‘Hey, let’s give him the soul of a female and see how he deals with that."”
“As of now I have all the male parts, but I still identify as female.” Despite having a female soul’, Bruce said he ‘hates’ describing himself as a woman stuck in a man’s body. ‘I’m a person and that’s who I am,’ he said. ‘I’m not stuck in anyone’s body. It’s just me
His first wife, Christy, was the first person he told his secret to. “My gender was a big part of my break up” to Linda Thompson in 1984. “I wasn’t as fair to my ex-wives as I should have been. I’ve apologized to everybody.” “I’ve raised wonderful children “This is not a publicity stunt.”. The first child I ever told was Kimberly. She caught me one time.
It was like this big secret in the family that we never talked about again until years later.” He said when he met Kris Jenner, he was on hormones and had size 36B breasts. “Kris is a good woman.” He said he had been on female hormones for the past 5 years.
Emotional: Speaking in front of millions of viewers on ABC last night, Bruce revealed tearfully: ‘To all intents and purposes, I am a woman’
Intimate: During the interview, Bruce also told Diane (pictured) that he has been taking female hormones for five years
‘Throwback": She followed it with the hashtags #compassion #acceptance #tolerance #education #evolution #kindness #inclusion #peace
However, he did not reveal his new female name during the Diane Sawyer interview.
"I"m a woman": Bruce Jenner identifies himself as a woman and reveals he is transitioning to his "true self" in Diane Sawyer interview which will be his last as a man