Janet Mock - After

Janet Mock - After

What she was inside, it turned out, was a fierce and passionate journalist, advocate for LGBT rights, TV show host, and author. Basically, she excels at every single thing she puts her hand to, with LGBT critics saying of her autobiography "Courageous! This book is a life map for transformation" and "Janet does what only great writers of autobiography accomplish-she tells a story of the self, which turns out to be a reflection of all humanity."

On the activist side, Mock is both tireless and undefeatable. It would take a couple of days to list out all the causes she's put her name and skills to, but her most high profile ones have been the Arcus Foundation, as well as protesting the highly controversial Phoenix law that allows officers to arrest suspected of "manifesting prostitution" - essentially targeting trans women of color.

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Did You Know...

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To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.

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At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.

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David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.

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15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.

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The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.

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