<P> Jennings was born in South Florida to parents Greg and Jeanette ("Jennings" is a pseudonym). The family is Jewish, and their last name is "a very Jewish, long last name ." Jennings has an older sister, Ari, and two older brothers, twins Sander and Griffen . </P> <P> Jennings was assigned male at birth . In 2004, Jennings was diagnosed with gender identity disorder as a child, making her one of the youngest publicly documented people to be identified as transgender . Jennings made it clear as soon as she could speak that she was female, and, although the family presented her publicly in gender - neutral clothing, she wanted to be presented in feminine clothing . </P> <P> At six years old, Jennings and her family began appearing on television to speak about the challenges of growing up transgender . Her story has been covered by national television shows 20 / 20 and The Rosie Show, where she appeared alongside Chaz Bono . </P> <P> In 2007, Jennings and her parents founded TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation to assist transgender youth . </P>

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