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Watch: Caitlyn Jenner confronted by trans protesters at LGBTI charity event
Caitlyn Jenner was confronted by several angry transgender protesters after leaving a charity event in Chicago on Thursday (12 November).
The 66-year-old former Olympian was invited to give the keynote speech at a luncheon held by LGBTI charity Chicago House.
‘Maybe this is the reason that God put me on this earth, to tell my story, to help other people because this is bigger than anything,’ she said.
But protesters holding ‘I Ain’t Cait’ signs outside the Hilton Chicago said Jenner did not represent them.
On a Facebook page for the protest, they described Jenner as ‘a clueless rich white woman who thinks disenfranchised trans women of color should just pluck themselves up off the street and stop being so lazy,’ a reference to comments she made about transgender people who depended social security on her docu-series I Am Cait.
”You are an insult to trans people, you are an insult to women,’ protester Monica James shouted over a loudspeaker.
‘The $500 you spend at a luncheon is more than most black trans women are able to earn in a month.’
According to the Chicago Tribune, Jenner stopped to talk briefly to James as she left the hotel.
‘I would love to see you have a job. I love you,’ Jenner told James before getting into a black van.
In an episode of her reality show, Jenner said people should not be totally dependent social security, even though transgender people are often discriminated against in employment.
‘Don’t a lot of times they can make more not working with social programs than they actually can with an entry-level job?,’ she said.
‘You don’t want people to get totally dependent on it. When they get in trouble, “Why should I work? I’ve got a few bucks. I’ve got my room paid for.”‘
Watch the confrontation below:
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Darren Wee
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