9 Celebs Who Learned the Hard Way the T-Word Is Over

Some trans people, though, embrace the word, even defending RuPaul’s right to use it. “My transgender tent proudly includes crossdressers like Dennis Rodman, or drag queens like RuPaul, or people who identify as shemale, or those throwing around the word tranny,” said Andrea James, who isn’t alone. Count activist Kate Bornstein and performer Justin Vivian Bond in the same camp.