I didn’t even want to talk about this because I find the whole thing despicable. Not Bruce Jenner! I find the speculation and tabloid “pressure” despicable. Is Bruce Jenner wants to identify as a woman and if he wants to undergo a sex change, that’s his business. If he wants to tell us, he should be able to do it in his own time, in his own way. The tabloids have been writing about Bruce’s transformation for months now. But this is the first time that a tabloid – In Touch Weekly – used a photo of Bruce and blatantly photoshopped him so that the world could see what he would look like “as a woman.” And this is the same week that Transparent won a Golden Globe, and everyone was talking about the changing, more respectful and accepting perspective for the trans community! And this is the week that In Touch Weekly chose to Photoshop Bruce’s head onto a photo of Stephanie Beacham (seriously – go here to see the side-by-side) and add lipstick.

Kris Jenner’s friends told TMZ that she’s “outraged” about In Touch’s cover and she’s telling friends, “It’s just mean to do whether or not it’s true.” TMZ also says that Bruce is unfazed because “He doesn’t even pay attention to this stuff.”

The Daily Beast wrote a good piece about In Touch’s transphobia and how over-the-line this cover is. Speaking from just a gossip perspective, and someone who sees photos of Bruce all the time, I really don’t understand why they had to Photoshop his face and put his head on a woman’s body. The everyday Bruce has French tips, a nose job, Botox, lip injections, a laryngeal shave, and some kind of blown-out hair weave. In Touch could have literally used a candid paparazzi shot, is what I’m saying. So, is this cover transphobic?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.