america's next top model

My hat is off to Ms. Tyra Banks. She has no problem pushing the boundaries and actively creates a dialogue about sexuality and taboos. You so know that Oprah wouldn't open her show to a pro-sex, pro-transgender story line. I heart Tyra!

One of the 14 girls who will compete on the new season of America's Next Top Model – which returns to The CW on September 3 – is transgender.

"My cards were dealt differently," Isis, a 22-year-old former receptionist, tells Us Weekly exclusively in its new issue, on newsstands now.

Hailing from Prince George's County, Maryland, Isis identifies herself as "a woman born physically male."