Jazz Jennings

Activist

Birthday October 6, 2000

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Florida

Age 24 years old

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About

Notable for her LGBT rights activism, Jennings was born male but embraced her female transgender identity at a young age. The subject of a YouTube video series titled I am Jazz, she also began starring in a TLC docu-series under the same name in July of 2015.

Before Fame

When she was just four years old, she received a gender identity disorder diagnosis. Two years later, she began appearing on live television with her parents to discuss her childhood as a transgender person.

Trivia

Time magazine included her on its 2014 list of "25 Most Influential Teens." She was accepted to Harvard University as an undergraduate in 2019. 

Family Life

Born to Jeanette and Greg Jennings, Jazz and her sister Ari and twin brothers Griffen and Sander grew up in South Florida.

Associated With

She appeared with transgender man and fellow LGBT activist Chaz Bono on an episode of The Rosie Show.

Video

Jazz Jennings Highlights
Jazz Jennings Highlights