Pioneering lawmakers praise Caitlyn Jenner: ‘You look gorgeous’

An openly gay congressman is cheering the woman formerly known as Bruce Jenner, moments after the “Keeping up with the Kardashians” star revealed her new name and look on a magazine cover.

Caitlyn Jenner poses for Annie Leibovitz on the cover of Vanity Fair #CallMeCaitlyn http://t.co/NRyh6R09RR pic.twitter.com/GO1ZgJJKBR

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) June 1, 2015

“Call me Caitlyn,” the cover of Vanity Fair’s July issue reads, with a photo of Jenner flashing a slight smile and posing in a white bustier.

“For all intents and purposes, I am a woman,” Jenner, 65, told Diane Sawyer in an April interview.

On Monday, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) — the first openly gay nonwhite member of Congress — tweeted his support for the former Olympian:

I’m proud of you, @Caitlyn_Jenner! The world loves you already. #CallMeCaitlyn #CaitlynJenner

— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) June 1, 2015

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) — the first African-American elected to Congress from Wisconsin — also praised Jenner, writing:

Congrats to @annieleibovitz & @Caitlyn_Jenner on a beautiful @VanityFair cover. Caitlyn: You look gorgeous! #YouDoYou http://t.co/VyV4hEWL1X

— Gwen Moore (@RepGwenMoore) June 1, 2015

Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison (D) — the first Muslim to be elected to Congress — added his own kind words, tweeting:

Thanks for making a way for all people to be who they are, @Caitlyn_Jenner.

— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) June 1, 2015

President Obama’s senior advisor Valerie Jarrett similarly welcomed Caitlyn to the world, calling her “brave”:

Nice to meet you, @Caitlyn_Jenner. The brave choice to live as your authentic self is a powerful example to so many. https://t.co/Hbh3atbUOy

— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) June 1, 2015

“Bruce always had to tell a lie. He was always living that lie … Caitlyn doesn’t have any secrets,” Jenner is heard saying in a video released by Vanity Fair.