Jennermania

Noun

 * 1) Enthusiasm for  (born 1949), US decathlete who famously came out as transgender in 2015.
 * 2) * 2015, The Washington Post, The Evolution of Bruce Jenner (e-book)
 * Jennermania may have hit its peak when producers shortlisted him for the lead in 1978's “Superman.” His acting skills may have fallen short; the role went to Christopher Reeve.
 * 1) * 2015, Brendan O'Neill, ‘Call me Caitlyn, or else’: the rise of authoritarian transgender politics (in The Spectator, June)
 * Yesterday's Jennermania confirms how weirdly authoritarian, even idolatrous, trans politics has become.
 * Yesterday's Jennermania confirms how weirdly authoritarian, even idolatrous, trans politics has become.