Janet Mock | Transgender Woman

Janet Mock is a writer, a TV Host, and an activist for trans rights. She graduated with a degree in Fashion Merchandising and earned a Masters of Arts in Journalism. Subsequently, Mock began her career, making a job at People magazine as a staff editor. Her tenure lasted for five years. She eventually shifted towards media advocate when she came out as a transgender person in the early 2010s in Keirna Mayo’s article, Marie Claire, which was written in Mock’s voice.

Mock was born in 1983 as a male in Honolulu, Hawaii. She then transitioned during her freshman year in high school and even funded her medical transition with her own investment money. Mock picked up the name of Janet, inspired by the famous Janet Jackson. In 2014, she debuted her book, Redefining Realness, where she goes through the social issues that the transgender community faces.