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Jazz Jennings: A Concert Analysis
Jazz Jennings is one of the most influential teens in the United states and for a great reason. She has become a well known advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and is a role model for many Bisexual, homosexual, transgender,and many other teens. She and her family run TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation (TKPRF) and run purple mermaid tails, a business that creates mermaid tails out of silicone and used to support TKPRF. The mission is to help kids with gender dysphoria and show them that it is something they can’t control, and teach families that they need to support their children and encourage them to let their children grow free of gender roles and stereotypes (“TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation,” 2015). Jazz has written a book entitled Being
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