Álainn or Appallin’: Janet Mock
Tags: #GirlsLikeUs, GLAAD, Harvey Millk High School, Hetrick-Martin Institute, Janet Mock, people.com, Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Former people.com editor Janet Mock never intended to be an icon but that is exactly what she is. Coming out as a transgender woman in May 2011 Mock did an interview with Marie Claire entitled I Was Born a Boy. The open and frank account of her life was, and still is, deeply moving and lead her on the path to become an amazing advocate for our community.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Janet was educated in the University of Hawaii as well as doing graduate work with the school of journalism, NYU. She is both a writer and an activist, working out of Harvey Milk High School NY as part of the Hetrick-Martin Institute where she is involved in the education of LGBT youth, specifically creating transgender-specific programs.
Her achievements and awards are constantly growing, this month she received the Sylvia Rivera Activist Award, saying, in an interview with the Sylvia Rivera Law Project:
Every time there’s a trans woman of color [in the media], she’s getting killed. It wrecks at our souls. It chips away.
She has also been given a place on “The Grio’s 100 most influential people” and “Sundance Channel’s top 10 LGBT voices” as well as GBM News naming her one of the “15 Most Powerful Gay Celebrities Of 2012″. Mock was co-chair, nominee and presenter at the 2012 GLAAD Media Awards, come on Janet, leave something for someone else will ye!
Janet’s Twitter campaign #GirlsLikeUs is a massive success and is deeply empowering for anyone to read, she also has a great personal feed, @janetmock, so get following. You can also follow her as she writes articles for the Huffington Post on a regular basis.
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lol@how this is turning...
Ok. This lady is really pretty and an inspiration for many. My problem is that I cant vote. For me she just isn’t my kind of ÀLAINN but I feel really awkward about voting appalling as this could be construed as some kind of bigotry on my behalf… I didn’t have any problems with other votes so does that mean I am bigoted and just dont know it? Perhaps I overthink things…Did anyone else find this a dilemma! I think I might lie down now in a darkened room….
Nora, don’t give yourself a hard time. You’re saying you like what she stands for and that’s why you’re having a hard time voting. It’s sort of a superficial fun poll and Janet Mock is anything but one dimensional. She’s an inspiration and whether you find her ‘hot or not’ doesn’t change that.
Don’t give yourself too hard a time!
Thanks eebs….
Amen Nora
AorA is generally about fab women how you may or may not find hot; but it’s difficult to say Appallin because they rock so much
Exactly, I have voted Alainn on women I wouldn’t be attracted to and Appalling on ones I would, it’s not all about the looks.
Although for Janet I vote Alainn every which way – yummy
Thank god its not all about the looks…pushing 40 next year myself so I hope that’s true for me too! Have voted alainn in the end based on this nugget of wisdom because it is wonderful what she has achieved and is achieving for others in our community.
… I voted ailainn cus she’s so amazingly gorge….. I mean… inspirational.
[...] Álainn or Appallin’: Janet Mock: Former people.com editor Janet Mock never intended to be an icon but that is exactly what she is. Coming out as a transgender woman in May 2011 Mock did an interview with Marie Claire entitled I Was Born a Boy. The open and frank account of her life was, and still is, deeply moving and lead her on the path to become an amazing advocate for our community. [...]
Alainn: 160%
I sort of love that she broke gaelick’s poll