What’s the true story behind Caitlyn Jenner’s transition?

The Olympian had always struggled with her gender identity, according to an interview withABC News’Diane Sawyer.

Jenner knew from the time she was just a kid that she was in the wrong body.

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So without further ado, here’s the true story behind Caitlyn Jenner’s transition.

“It just made me feel good.”

“Because sexuality was totally different from what my issues were I always felt heterosexual.”

Caitlyn Jenner wearing sunglasses at a park

She’d ask herself, “Wouldn’t that be a nice way to go through life?”

Jenner was very competitive in sports, as she told theBBC.

But when she won her Olympic gold medal, it wasn’t all bliss.

Caitlyn Jenner seated at an event, wearing black

“The gold medal was sitting there on the table.

Caitlyn and Cassandra’s relationship has gotten exceedingly closer, according toPeople.

But Chrystie didn’t quite understand the extent of it.

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“I didn’t go heavily into it back then,” Caitlyn said in the interview.

“I said, ‘These are my issues.

This is what I deal with.’

Caitlyn Jenner wearing a pink sweater

And they think I do a little cross-dressing.”

She also said that she prays for Caitlyn’s happiness for the rest of her journey.

The couple had two children together, Brody and Brandon Jenner, according to Jenner’s piece onHuff Post.

Caitlyn Jenner waving, wearing black and red

Jenner and Thompson ultimately got married at the beachfront home of Alan Carr in Hawaii.

“I thought we lived a pretty idyllic life.”

But the pair ultimately got divorced, largely because of Jenner’s struggle with her gender identity.

Caitlyn Jenner close-up wearing diamond earrings

Eventually, Jenner decided to come out to her sister, Pam Mettler, about her gender identity.

Mettler was the first family member to learn about what was going on in Jenner’s private life.

I said, ‘What?’

Caitlyn Jenner wearing a pink blazer

I couldn’t believe it.

I didn’t understand it.”

The duo met on a blind date and got married in less than a year, according toThe Guardian.

Caitlyn Jenner wearing a white dress

However, Caitlyn admitted toABCthat she always felt like a liar in the public eye.

But then Caitlyn told herself, “I can’t do something like that …

I want to know how this story ends, you know?

Caitlyn Jenner at a Starkey event in a black dress

How does my story end?”

To that end, Caitlyn started hormone therapy for the second time.

She also started to have some gender confirmation surgeries done, little by little.

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For starters, she had her Adam’s apple shaved down.

Additionally, here aredepression symptoms you gotta know about.

In fact, she was under the knife for 10 hours, total.

Caitlyn Jenner on the red carpet wearing black

Jenner had never had a panic attack before in her 65 years on the planet.

What did I just do to myself?"

Jenner had committed to her transition for the first time in her life and that’s abigcommitment.

Caitlyn Jenner holding her book at Barnes & Noble

With her mind at ease, Jenner didn’t think twice about her decision ever again.

“‘You never dealt with yourself,’ and I don’t want that to happen.”

Jenner also toldPeoplethat shefinallyfelt seen for who she really is.

Caitlyn Jenner at a Vanity Fair event

“We all love ratings,” he said.

“But we understand the power and responsibility to be able to share this story.”

After two seasons,I Am Caitwas canceled.

Caitlyn Jenner on the red carpet in 2020

In a statement released toVariety,an E!

The statement also suggested that Jenner and E!

had mutually decided not to move forward with another season.

Still, Jenner said that she tries hard to make a run at make a difference for her community.

Ex-wife, Kris Jenner, for example, said that she was angry and disappointed about the book.

But Jenner holds to it that her memoir is “extraordinarily honest” and from her own perspective.

“When you do a book like [this], there are different opinions,” she said.

Many members of the LGBTQ+ community have spoken out against Jenner’s vote.

The Trump administration also took countless other anti-transgender actions as well, according toTransEquality.

Jenner does agree that the Republican party could do better for the trans community.

“Now, do I agree with the Republicans on every issue?

Absolutely not,” Jenner continued.

The Democrats do better there."

“But I lean on that side.”