Trans model Aydian Dowling misses out on Men’s Health cover
By Nick Bond
Popular transgender fitness model Aydian Dowling has lost out on the chance to be on the cover of Men’s Health Magazine.
Dowling was one of five ‘everyday’ finalists who’ve been in the running over the past few months to pose for the cover of the iconic men’s fitness magazine, and received a groundswell of support from the LGBT community and beyond as the competition wore on. Despite this, he revealed via social media overnight that he’d lost out to another of the contestants – firefighter Tim Boniface.
“As some of you may already know, I did not get the title of 2015 Mens Health Ultimate Guy,” wrote Dowling on his Facebook page.
“Of course I hold feelings of disappointment for what could have been an amazing opportunity for our visibility as a community. The work we have put in the last 6 months was and is still completely relevant to our movement to full Transgender Rights and Equality. I would like to fully congratulate the winner- Tim, and ALL the other guys who shared this amazing journey with me! For their dedication to their communities and for the new family we have created. I would also like to Thank each and every one of the over 72 THOUSAND people who voted a Transman to the Number 1 spot on the Readers Choice List!
“Please do remember that this fight for Transgender rights, inclusivity, and visibility is not over! Our community, together with our allies, have made a big mark in the minds and hearts of the main stream media. We joined together and showed that we have a voice that is LOUD and PROUD! Let’s continue this fight and together we will all be embraced for our journey to authenticity.”
Congrats to Aydian for getting so far in the competition – we have a feeling we’ll be seeing a lot more of him!
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