Aydian Dowling Could Make History As The First Openly Transgender Men's Health Cover Model

American Aydian Dowling is the next Men's Health ("Men's Health"), the highest percentage of votes voted cover. However, he once was a woman, love sports a lot, he also boarded the cover of fashion magazines, and finally with his beloved woman was kind enough to get married, and very inspirational story. Super handsome, right?

Aydian Dowling made a woman for 21 years, he said he thought the boy was like a child to do things, but society tells him that he should do the girls do. When she was 13 years old, Aydian start went steady with a girl, when she was 16 years old she became a gay, 21-year-old launched a degenerative course. He needs weekly injections of male hormones. He also put the whole process filmed on YouTube and Facebook.

Men's Health magazine might put an openly transgender man on the cover for the very first time.

The health-focused magazine is holding its annual "Ultimate Guy" contest where fans vote on the individual that they think "possesses all of the qualities that make up today's well rounded, active, health conscious and thoughtful guy." While the winner for the November issue is ultimately determined by the judges, transgender model Aydian Dowling is currently in the lead with more than four times the amount of votes as the second place-holder.

Back in February, Dowling recreated Adam Levine's iconic 2011 naked Cosmo U.K. photo shoot and the image accompanied by an empowering message went viral. “Some areas of my body used to remind me of everything I’m not," Dowling is quoted as saying. "Now they represent everything I am.”

Why is transgender visibility in places like Men's Health so important?
Transgender visibility through mainstream media such as Men's Health is so important because it helps break down stereotypes of what society thinks transgender people are and are not. Someone could pick up the magazine and become educated and aware that transgender bodies are just like cisgender bodies. Unique and beautiful. Visibility through a mainstream channel like this is such an opportunity for unity and growth in our world.

How have you seen public attitudes surrounding trans identity shift over the past couple of years?
Trans people are real people that deserve to be heard and not ignored and that message is coming up consistently in so many extreme ways. Some very unfortunate circumstances, such as suicides and hate crimes, have brought awareness of the need for more support and understanding of trans identities. The other extreme is courageous trans people stepping out into the land of vulnerability and taking a stand to be who they are.