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

Words can do major harm. Take for instance, the T word, which has long been used as a way to otherize and diminish transgender people. On the next pages, see which famous people learned the hard way that this word is on its way out.

Christian Siriano

Project Runway winner Christian Siriano had a habit of injecting the T word into conversation — often in combination with the phrase “hot mess.” He took flak and apologized in 2011, removing the word from his vocabulary. “I mean no disrespect to the transgender population and I never will,“ he said. "I completely support the fabulousness and amazing fashion inspiration that most transgender people provide.”

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