"Being transgender has completely turned boys off from liking me," Jennings admits on I Am Jazz

Jazz Jennings Discusses the 'Rocky Relationship' with Boys She's Had as a Transgender Teen Girl

At 14 years old, Jazz Jennings may already be a reality TV star and a role model for transgender teens, but that doesn’t mean she understands boys any better than the average adolescent girl.

In an exclusive clip from her TLC series, I Am Jazz, Jennings is planning a fun night with her friends when the subject of inviting boys comes up, and Jennings visibly squirms.

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“Being transgender has completely turned boys off from liking me,” Jennings says.

In the past, Jennings reveals she’s had a “pretty rocky relationship” with boys, including bullying and alienation.

“This one time this really cute boy liked me,” she explains, “and then once he found out I was transgender he started calling me ‘chick with a d—‘ behind my back.”

When her friends are embraced by guys, Jennings admits that “sometimes it hurts” to be ignored.

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Still, Jennings told PEOPLE that “being transgender is the process of learning to love yourself and accept your difference.”

Other people “don’t define me,” she said. “I define myself.”