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At the age of fifteen, Janet Mock was introduced to the world of sex work. Mocks says, "I went dressed up with my friends; we hung out with older girls, and when I say older girls I was 15 and some of them were 18 to 25, but they were light-years ahead of us in terms of their identities and their own transitions, of their confidence in their bodies, of proclaiming themselves to themselves and too one another. It was deeply a space of sisterhood and socializing for me." The sex worker experience, although brings "deep sadness," was her means of survival as a trans person of color.

While living in Hawaii, Janet Mock met her best friend, Wendi. Mock explains that when she first met Wendi, she asked if Mock was a māhū. Mock describes māhū as "a label for those who live outside outside of the gender binary." She also added that her hula instructor at the time was a māhū, or trans woman.
 * Gross, T. (2019, August 14). On 'pose,' janet mock tells the stories she craved as a young Trans person. NPR. Retrieved February 21, 2022, from https://www.npr.org/2019/08/14/750931179/on-pose-janet-mock-tells-the-stories-she-craved-as-a-young-trans-person


 * Als, H., Clarke, E., & Chotiner, I. (2019, March 24). "To live in the world, and not to hide": An interview with Janet Mock. The New Yorker. Retrieved February 24, 2022, from https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/to-live-in-the-world-and-not-to-hide-an-interview-with-janet-mock

In addition to being featured on the cover of C☆NDY, Janet Mock has been featured on the covers of British VOGUE, Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Who What Wear, Paper, and OUT magazines. Mock has also been interviewed on ELLEN, Wendy Williams, The Daily Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Desus & Mero, and Real Time with Bill Maher.


 * Ryan, H. D. (n.d.). About Janet Mock. Janet Mock. Retrieved February 24, 2022, from https://janetmock.com/bio/