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This was the moment of truth. 12-year-old jazz Jennings held an airbrush

noss on her hand, loaded with blue paint. In front of her was a project sheep

in working on for a long, long time. Maybe in a way, her entire life. It was beautiful.

It was colorful. It was a mermaid tail.

Four years earlier, jazz was at a theme park where performers world twirled and swam as mermaids.

Her family had to hold her back from joining them. Something about those mermaids called out to Jazz.

As a young girl growing up transgender, she felt like she and these magical mermaids had a special

connection. After leaving the park, she could not stop thinking about them. She started researching

about mermaids and learned that there were lots of other transgender people just like her who

felt the same way. Mermaids were a popular symbol of hope, joy, and freedom.

So Jazz constructed a life-size tale of her own, carving each scale with the help of her best friend.

It took a long time, but here she was, putting the finishing touches on her spectacular creation.

Once the paint dried, Jazz wriggled into her tail, the vibrant colors cascading behind her.

It was a perfect fit. She dove into the water gleefully.

She world twirled and swam, her long hair flowing. Jazz kicked her tail with strength

determination and purpose, thrilled to be uniquely herself.

Jazz was herself from day one. You see, a lot of people think there are just two genders,

female and male. This is called the gender binary, and many people use it to define how they act

and treat others. Jazz stepped out of the gender binary box when she was a toddler.

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