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Trans Activist Janet Mock Named Contributing Editor at Marie Claire

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Author and transgender activist Janet Mock has been hired as a contributing editor at womens’ magazine ‘Marie Claire’.

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Mock is known for her work as staff editor at People.com, as well as for openly speaking about her experiences as a transgender woman and advocating for the rights of people of trans* experience. Her book ‘Redefining Realness’, which was released in February of this year, is a New York Times bestseller.

Mock first shared her story of growing up as a transgender girl in ‘Marie Claire’ in 2011.

‘Marie Claire’Editor-in-Chief Anne Fulenwider spoke of Mock’s writing abilities in a statement to Media Bistro.

“Janet is an incredibly smart and articulate writer. Her ideas about identity, youth culture, and society’s changing norms about beauty illuminate the ever-evolving definition of the modern woman. I look forward to adding her unique point of view to our pages.” she said.

Mock said her role is going to cover more than just transgender issues: ““I’ll also give my perspective on beauty, and pop culture, and politics, and not just be thrown into a corner as the trans correspondent,” she said in an interview with ‘Poynter’.

Fulenwider concurred, sharing that she felt Mock’s story is relatable to many women. “I’m certainly not discounting her transgender identity; I think that’s really important and that’s what makes it so topical right now and what’s given it a lot of attention, but at the center of this is the story of a woman finding herself, and those are the stories that really resonate with young women.” she said.

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