Five celebs who changed their gender

Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, recently came out in the open about her sexual preference. Here is a list of celebs who have changed their gender in the past.

Caitlyn Jenner Formerly Bruce Jenner, ex-Olympic athlete and star of the reality series 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'. A month after revealing in a TV interview that she is a woman, Bruce told Vanity Fair that he wished to be called Caitlyn

Chelsey Manning Formerly Bradley Manning, a former US army intelligence analyst and whistleblower. After being dishonorably discharged and tried for espionage, she announced that she was transgender and was changing her name from Bradley to Chelsea

Lana Wachowski First major Hollywood director to come out as transgender in July 2012. Created the Matrix franchise with her brother Andy. They also worked together on film adaptations of 'V for Vendetta', 'Speed Racer', and 'Cloud Atlas'

Thomas Beatie Hit the headlines in 2007 when, because of his wife's infertility, became the first transgender man to become pregnant through artificial insemination. Undeterred by miscarriage in the first attempt, Beatie later gave birth to triplets

Laverne Cox First transgender actress to be nominated for a Prime Time Emmy Award. Best known for her starring role in the hit Netflix series 'Orange Is the New Black'