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Jazz Jennings featured in Clean & Clear campaign

ā€œSome kids greet each other with hugs and then just give me a ā€˜hiā€™ — and sometimes Iā€™ve even been called an ā€˜it.ā€™ā€

— Transgender teen Jazz Jennings, speaking in her commercial for Clean & Clearā€™s “The Real Me” campaign, which ā€œis about girls having the courage to show who they really are, and what makes them unique.ā€ Jennings came out as transgender as a child, with her parents supporting her transition. ā€œIā€™m proud to be who I am,ā€ says Jennings.

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