Caitlyn Jenner was confronted by angry members of the trans community who protested outside a charity event on Thursday. The
demonstrators were angered that the 66-year-old former Olympian, who
they dubbed 'a clueless rich white woman,' was being held up as a
representative of their community.
The
reality star had been speaking at a luncheon held by an LGBT charity in
Chicago and attempted to engage with the protesters as she left,
sparking a confrontation which was caught on camera.
Shouting
slogans such as 'You are an insult to trans people, you are an insult
to women,' protesters used a loud speaker to make their feelings known.
In a video of the altercation posted on Facebook by
the protest group, Caitlyn can be seen being angrily berated, with
demonstrators telling her 'you have no right to represent us.'
Caitlyn had earlier given the keynote address to an audience of 1,000 at the Speaker Series luncheon for the Chicago House.
The charity provides social services for those affected by HIV/AIDS and other LGBT issues.
The
protest group, calling itself 'I Ain't Cait', explained in a mission
statement that Caitlyn's wealth made her unrepresentative of the average
member of the trans community.
'Caitlyn
Jenner... lives in a mansion and has a net worth of millions of
dollars, while the average trans person has a 41 percent chance of
experiencing homelessness and a nearly 50 percent chance of living off
less than $10k per year,' they wrote on Facebook.
The group attacked Caitlyn for her past comments on those using social services such as Chicago House, quoting from her show.
The
group called her: 'a clueless rich white woman who thinks
disenfranchised trans women of color should just pluck themselves up off
the street and stop being so lazy.'
And they added: 'Caitlyn Jenner doesn't represent trans people!'
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