Caitlyn Jenner (AP)

It may be difficult to be a transgender person in America, but it's even harder to be a conservative.

That's according to Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender former Olympic athlete who is now presenting himself as a woman. Jenner was recently speaking at the University of Pennsylvania when he was asked why he is a Republican. “I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans,” Jenner replied.

Jenner didn't elaborate further. Journalist and author Buzz Bissinger, who was the interviewer for the event, said, “Just because you change gender doesn’t mean you change your core beliefs.”

A 2015 article in the Washington Post suggested that athletes tend to be more conservative than other celebrities: