They Are The Most Powerful Transgender Women In Hollywood

Check out our list of strong independent women making a positive change for the new generations!

Caitlyn Jenner has the most public and talked about transitions in history. Her decision to go from world-famous Olympian Bruce Jenner to Caitlyn was shocking to many but also incredibly inspiring for countless others. She has opened herself up to the world on her decision at age 65 and shared her story, flaws and all, to help normalize the reality of gender dysphoria.

During times of uncertainty and mistrust, Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley Manning) bravely took justice into her own hands and participated in the Wikileaks that exposed the atrocities the US Government was committing. While in prison for her crimes, she equally bravely announced she was transgender. On his last few days in office, former President Barack Obama pardoned her. She is a hero in so many ways to so many people for so many reasons.

Jazz Jennings is one of the youngest people to publicly speak about gender dysphoria, being diagnosed with GD at age 5. She is a proud and outspoken voice for her generation, even becoming co-founder of TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation to assist transgender youth. She is now an incredibly successful YouTuber and even made it into Harvard!

Charlie Jane Anders is an incredibly inspirational and brilliant award-winning author. She has won countless awards including a Nebula, Locus, and a Hugo for her books All the Birds on the Sky and Six Months, Three Days and has been on many best-selling lists. She organizes events like the Cross-Gender Caravan, the Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl in San Francisco and brings attention to discriminatory policies.

Laverne Cox is a hero among humans. She really burst onto screens with her performance as "Sophia Burset" on the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Since her incredible rise to fame, she has been using her wide audience and platform to raise awareness of the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. She can be seen at every LGBTQ+ rally or event of importance and makes sure that fans know just how gorgeous and strong a trans woman can be!

Transgender pioneer Alexis Arquette made huge waves in Hollywood before her flame was extinguished too early at the age of 47 in 2019. She and her famous siblings of the Arquette family were being seen on screens all over the world. Her fun glam-rock style caught the hearts of millions of fans in hits like The Wedding Singer and The Surreal Life. Her True Romance star sister Patricia said of her late sister, "As Alexis transitioned into being a woman, she taught us tolerance and acceptance. As she moved through her process, she became our sister, teaching us what real love is."

Famous YouTuber Blaire White has been very open about her life and obstacles and openly debates with critics in hopes of finding middle ground. Her way of trying to reach and understand different views has been positively influencing her viewers all over the world.

Absolute bombshell Lea T has put herself on the map of the fashion world as the easily most recognizable, most brave and most famous transgender supermodel. She has been the face for incredible fashion brands such as Burberry, Redken, Vogue, Elle, and Glamour! This Brazilian knockout is one of the hottest LGBTQ+ activists out there.

Drop-dead gorgeous Carmen Carrera reached wide fame from her time on RuPaul's Drag Race. She made it all the way to the top 4 and now raises funds for LGBTQ+ groups all over the world.