Jazz Jennings Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Jazz Jennings is an LGBT rights activist. She herself was born male but she identified herself as a female. She has released several books and has appeared on television on her own reality show “I Am Jazz”. Jazz is one of the youngest people to be documented as a transgender.

Sun Sign

Libra

Nationality

Manager

Unknown

Sexual Orientation

In a video posted on her YouTube channel in July 2014, she revealed that she identifies as pansexual.

Distinctive Features

• Prominent Nose
• Fuller Lips
• Short Height

Brand Endorsements

In March 2015, Jazz was signed up by Clean & Clear to appear in their TV commercials. The company also made her spokesmodel for their See The Real Me digital campaign.

Jazz has used her status as an influential social media personality to earn generous fees for digital promotion. She often uses her pictures and other social media updates to promote products such as

• Wilde Vertigga (Gender-neutral fashion line)
• Smile Direct Club

She has also done modeling for the charitable organization NOH8 Campaign, which works to promote LGBT marriage and LGBT causes through social media, advocacy, and education.

Best Known For

• Being one of the most vocal and popular transgender icons in the US.
• Her strong presence on the social media platforms such as Instagram on which she has over 750k followers and YouTube where she has more than 500k subscribers.

First TV Show

In 2007, Jazz Jennings made her first TV show appearance on My Secret Self: A Story of Transgender Children episode of the news-documentary series, 20/20.

Personal Trainer

In a bid to lose 30 lbs for her sex correction surgery, Jazz adopted a more healthy and active lifestyle. She made it a point to walk or for at least 3 miles daily. Her father played an important role in her sedentary lifestyle.

Jazz Jennings Facts

1. She was born as a male. Then, she was diagnosed at the age of 5 with gender identity disorder, which made her one of the youngest people to be documented as a transgender.
2. While growing up, her parents used to dress her up in gender neutral clothing but she wanted to dress up in feminine clothes. She made it clear that she wanted to identify as a female.
3. When she was 6 years old, Jazz and her parents started appearing on national TV shows to discuss the challenges of growing up as a transgender child.
4. In 2007, with the help of her parents, she established TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation, which works to support transgender youth.
5. In 2011, Jazz and her family was featured in the documentary, “I Am Jazz: A Family in Transition”, which was aired on Network.
6. In 2013, she started her company called Purple Rainbow Tails, which manufactures rubber mermaid tails. The proceeds from the sales are used to support transgender children.
7. In 2013, she finally managed to win in her crusade to get United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to change their policy that would allow trans students to play on girls’ team.
8. In September 2013, she collaborated with Jessica Herthel, the director of the Stonewall National Education Project, to write . In the book, she discussed her life as a transgender kid.
9. In 2014, the prestigious Time Magazine featured her in their piece featuring “The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014”.
10. In July 2015, the reality TV series I am Jazz, which revolved around Jazz and her family premiered on TLC TV.
11. In 2017, Tonner Doll Company announced their plans to manufacture dolls modeled after Jennings.
12. In April 2018, it was revealed that Jazz would undergo gender confirmation surgery in June 2018.
13. In 2016, her memoir  was published.
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Featured Image by Jazz Jennings / Instagram