Kim Kardashian says she supports Bruce Jenner's transition '100%'
Reality TV star makes 1st public comments since her stepfather revealed he feels like a woman
Kim Kardashian says she and her family support her stepfather Bruce Jenner100 percentas he goes through gender transition, even though family members are still adjusting to that news in what she called "a daily process."
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Her appearance on NBC's Todayshow Monday followed Jenner's much-watched interview Friday on ABC's 20/20when he publicly declared that he identifies as a woman.
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Kardashian said that in going public, Jenner has found "inner peace and just pure happiness."
She congratulated him for his ability to be his "true self." She said she is happy that he is living his life the way he wants to live it. "I support him 100 per cent," she said.
'Still an adjustment'
In her quest to be respectful of her stepfather's transition, Kardashian says she learned that Jenner prefers to be referred to with the male pronoun "him" until his transition to a woman is complete.
It's just one way her and her siblings are adapting the changes in her family.
"I think there is still an adjustment," said Kardashian, who is married to rap star Kanye West, "and there is family therapy."
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Jennerhas six biological children and four step-children in theKardashianfamily through his ex-wife KrisJenner, the manager and mother of the stars in E! Entertainment'sKeeping Up with theKardashians.
'My brain is more female'
Nearly 17 million viewers watchedJenner, agold medal-winningOlympic decathlete, revealhis struggles with gender identity on Friday, according to ratings companyNielsen. It was the biggest audience for ABC's 20/20 in 15 years.
He also described howhis gender confusionfactored in the breakup of his second marriage to actress Linda Thompson.
In an open letter published Saturday byTheHuffingtonPost,Thompsondescribedhow she was "heartbroken" when Jenneradmitted to her that he identified as a woman about fouryears into their marriage.
"I mourned the death of my marriage, my man, and my dream of enjoying a lifetime of family togetherness," shewrote. "But I was also empathetic to, and mourned for, the pain that Bruce had experienced every day of his life."
Thompson and Jenner had two children during their marriage from1981 to1986.
Wider support
Family members aren't the only ones coming forward after Jenner'spublic admission.
GLAAD (the American organizationformerly known asthe Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) released a statement expressing their support.
"Bruce Jenner has shined a light on what it means to be transgender and live authentically in the face of unimaginable public scrutiny," saidGLAAD chief executive Sarah Kate Ellis. "Though Jenner's journey is one that is deeply personal, it is also one that will impact and inspire countless people around the world."
Meanwhile,Bruce Jenner fans inAustraliahave started a campaign to show their support for the 65-year-old.
Men are painting their nails and posting the picture on social media, at the request of Sydney radio DJ'sKyle and Jackie O, of KIIS1065FM.
With files from CBC News