'Queer Eye's first trans participant speaks out about the episode

For a show that features extraordinarily handsome cis gay men who do elaborate makeovers, Queer Eye has generated a shockingly low level of controversy. 

Still, exceptions exist. Some critics took issue with this show's handling of its first ever trans client, Skyler Jay. In a new interview with them., Jay defended the Fab Five and explained why the episode took the direction it did.

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Specifically, Jay defended his interactions with Tan France, who admitted he hadn't really interacted with an trans person before. 

Jay explained to France that he may not have interacted with an openly trans person before — but they were so many of them out there. Read more...

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