When Caitlyn Jenner covered Vanity Fair back in June, the response on social media was overwhelmingly positive. With the release of her first photo as Cait (previously referred to only as “her”), Jenner became the most famous transgender individual on the planet. It’s hard to think of another magazine photo that represented such monumental progress for a downtrodden sector of society. Unfortunately, with progress comes vocal opposition from those who are threatened by change. Caitlyn was mocked and threatened by thousands social media messages. Now, one artist has turned all of that hate into something beautiful: British artist Conor Collins took thousands of death threats and other bigoted messages posted for Caitlyn online and used them to recreate her iconic VF photo. “When I saw these I wanted to show them because it is a reality of what trans people experience every day,” Collins tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It was horrible having to research and write the tweets onto the canvas…For every person who sees it another person is shown the persecution and real danger trans people face. I don’t know if Caitlyn has seen it herself yet though, would be interesting to see what she thought about it if she did.” As with Caitlyn’s coming out , the response to Collins’ has been mostly positive, but has also generated some negative responses: “Trans people are people’s brothers, sisters, children, friends, mothers and fathers,” says Collins. “I hope Caitlyn and her program may help people realize that.” Several fans of Collins’ work have tweeted photos of it to Caitlyn in hopes that she’ll share how the project made her feel. View Slideshow: Caitlyn Jenner Photos: So Long, Bruce!
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Caitlyn Jenner: Artist Recreates Vanity Fair Cover Using Online Death Threats
