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Twitter bot corrects users who misgender Caitlyn Jenner

THE transgender Olympic champion formerly known as Bruce Jenner has unveiled herself as Caitlyn. Now, a new Twitter bot is correcting users who misgender her.

MATTHEW DUNN

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June 3, 2015 - 11:20AM

This photo taken by Annie Leibovitz exclusively for Vanity Fair shows the cover of the magazine's July 2015 issue featuring Bruce Jenner debuting as a transgender woman named Caitlyn Jenner. (Annie Leibovitz/Vanity Fair via AP)

AFTER months of speculation, the transgender Olympic champion formerly known as Bruce Jenner has unveiled herself as Caitlyn.

While her new look and name have received widespread praise for the LGBT community, the general public and her family, it appears some people are yet to embrace Bruce’s transition into a female.

This is where the Twitter bot called @she_not_he comes into play.

The bot, created by Twitter users @caitlindewey and @andrewmcgill, is working to make sure people are using the correct pronoun when discussing Caitlyn Jenner.

“I’m a bot politely correcting Twitter users who misgender Caitlyn Jenner. Apologies if I make a mistake reading your tweet,” reads the bots bio.

To date, the bot has corrected just under 1700 users, although some have been incorrectly flagged after commenting on the fact that “he” is the wrong pronoun to use.