Janet Mock and Isis King Discuss Media’s Portrayal of Transgender Women

America's Next Top Model's first transgender contestant, Isis King, sits down with People.com staff editor and transgender advocate, Janet Mock, for a conversation about representations of transgender people in media.

By Jorge Rivas Jul 06, 2012

America’s Next Top Model’s first transgender contestant, Isis King, sits down with People.com staff editor and transgender advocate, Janet Mock, for a conversation about representations of transgender people in media. Mock will be joining the "Race, Gender and the 21st Century" plenary at the Applied Research Center’s (ARC) [Facing Race Conference](http://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=32931) taking place November 15-17 in Baltimore. ARC publishes Colorlines.com.