The 20-year-old Jazz Jennings is an author, an LGBT activist, and a social media influencer. Amid the COVID crisis, this trans woman stayed low key. Her TLC show, I am Jazz, wrapped up its sixth season in March. Since then, things have remained quiet. Meanwhile, Jazz did come to make casual appearances on social media for anti-bullying initiatives in schools, PRIDE Month, National Coming Out Day, and the importance of voting, etc. But that’s that. We didn’t see much of her on social media. But is that it? Let’s dig in to know more.
I Am Jazz: Jazz Reveals Her Exciting New Project
Although Jazz remained unusually silent over the months, we assume that something was brewing. Right in the middle of October, she spilled the beans about a collaboration with The Smithsonian National Museum of American History. She would be a part of its exhibit, Girlhood, that ‘highlights the myriad ways in which girls have changed history.’ Jazz took up the project to throw light on her journey, navigating Girlhood.
As a part of this interesting project, Jazz Jennings would be sharing a story through the quaint lens of her lifelong connection to mermaids. We know that the reality star made a stupendous entry into media as a young trans girl. Her transition, her journey of identifying with her true self, is featured in a segment of the Girlhood, titled ‘Embracing Yourself.’ This piece showcases her earliest memories of gender dysphoria and her treading the path leading to becoming an LGBT activist.
The New Project Explains Jennings’ Connection With Mermaids
The piece published on the website reads how Jennings experienced an uproar within to communicate her feelings. Her family was super supportive of her as they listened to her and understood her dilemma. Now, the whole family works ‘to support all transgender children through the TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation.’
The published article has an interesting narrative from Jazz’s childhood. It features a collection of her childhood artwork including a silicone mermaid tail that she crafted when she was 12. As Jazz adds, her artwork helped her in living with herself. It helped her in coming out and hoping that the world would accept her for her true self. She shared how feminine things attracted her. And there, she knew the pain of being a girl trapped inside a male body. Jazz explained her strong pull towards the mermaids. As she says, mermaids do not have any genitalia and thus, they have a deep connection with the transgender community.
When Jazz slowly realized her true identity, her mom sought a support group called Mermaids. The association with the group helped her mom to understand her daughter. Jazz recalls using a mermaid tail to represent her transition. And now that she has fully identified herself with being a woman, she no more needs it.