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Ella Giselle

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Ella Giselle is an American television personality, actress, and transgender rights activist. She is known for being a castmember of the American reality documentary television series I Am Cait in 2016.

Biography

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Giselle is a native of Southern California.[1] She graduated from high school in 2015.[2][3] Giselle came out as a transgender woman while in high school, and transitioned between her junior and senior years.[1]

Giselle was a close family friend of the Jenner and Kardashian families.[2] Her father dated Kris Jenner's assistant, Rona Kamihira, when Giselle was a child.[4] Kamihira notified Caitlyn Jenner about Giselle's transition, and Jenner met with Giselle to pitch the idea of joining the cast of the reality television documentary series I Am Cait.[1][5] Giselle joined the show for its second season in 2016.[4][6] She spoke about transgender rights and issues at Graceland University and other institutions around the United States with other castmembers, including Jennifer Finney Boylan, Kate Bornstein, Candis Cayne, Chandi Moore.[1][4][7]

In 2016, Giselle portrayed Madonna in Tegan and Sara's music video for the song Faint of Heart.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "I Am Cait's Ella Giselle Shares Her Transition Story - I Am Cait Star Ella Giselle on Why the World Needs More Kendall and Kylie Jenners". InStyle.
  2. ^ a b "I Am Cait's Ella Giselle on What It's Like to Transition From Male to Female in High School". Glamour. March 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Who Is Ella Giselle? 'I Am Cait' Season 2 Adds A New Advocate To Caitlyn's Crew". Bustle. 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Meet the Newest Member of Caitlyn Jenner's 'I Am Cait' Squad: Ella Giselle | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Caitlyn Jenner Blogs: Meet My Friend, Ella". Peoplemag.
  6. ^ "I Am Cait Blog: Ella Giselle Believes Diversity Within Diversity Is a Very Beautiful Thing". E! Online. March 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Horst, Carole (June 13, 2016). "'I Am Cait's' Teen Cast Member Reaches Out to Younger Viewers".
  8. ^ Killet, Kate (12 January 2023). "Tegan and Sara Share "Faint of Heart" Video | Sidewalk Hustle".
  9. ^ "Tegan and Sara's 'Faint of Heart' Video Features Many Young Familiar LGBTQ Faces". www.out.com. July 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Tegan And Sara's New Video Stars LGBTQ Artists As Prince, Bowie, And More Pop Icons". MTV. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023.