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Debi Jackson, whose decision to put her 9-year-old transgender daughter on the cover of National Geographic created a swirl of controversy, says the family is now receiving threats and harassment. Jackson’s daughter, Avery, was born as a male, and began her transition to female at the age of four. Her picture on the front of the magazine created a raging debate, with different people offering different reasons for liking or disliking it. Jackson says her family has been attacked on Internet communities since the publication came out. She specifically referred to one thread that she says “likes to target the trans community—a lot of them try to target people and harass them so much so that they’ll commit suicide.” Having dug through the thread, it is clear that the group does doxx its targets, with Jackson’s personal information being shared, including their address and phone number. “They found information (about our family) and put it out there.” Jackson said. “People later commented,...

National Geographic magazine, known for its iconic covers, is sparking debate on gender with its latest issue. Avery Jackson, 9, is the first transgender individual to grace the cover of the 128-year-old magazine. The January issue focuses entirely on issues related to gender. In an interview on CTV News Channel on Wednesday, National Geographic editor-in-chief Susan Goldberg said the magazine spoke with approximately 80 children from all over the world “about what it meant to be a boy and what it meant to be a girl.” She added: “They gave us amazing insights into the messages our societies send about gender.” Goldberg said the magazine tried to highlight how gender has either “helped or hindered these children” and added, “the gender conversation is very profound, whether everybody wants to recognize that or not.” Featured alongside Avery’s cover photo was a quote from the Grade 4 activist: “The best thing about being a girl is, now I don’t have to pretend to be a boy.” “We thought t...