# Call Me Caitlyn

> Vanity Fair’s Caitlyn Jenner cover sold 432,923 newsstand copies.

- Owner: Vanity Fair
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Media & publishing
- Seed date: 2015-06-01
- Peak date: 2015-06-01
- Spread Score: 51 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy, Identity badge, Political adoption

## Summary

Vanity Fair posted Jenner’s cover on Twitter. Family replies, TV reports and user-made covers followed. A reader survey documented discussion and passing the article to others; WWD reported 432,923 newsstand sales.

## Timeline

- 2015-04-24 — ABC 20/20 (TV) — Diane Sawyer interviewed Jenner about her gender identity on ABC.
- 2015-06-01 — @VanityFair (X) — Vanity Fair posted the July cover with the hashtag #CallMeCaitlyn.
- 2015-06-01 — Caitlyn Jenner (X) — Jenner welcomed readers to Caitlyn seven minutes after Vanity Fair posted the cover.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/call-me-caitlyn-cover

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Call Me Caitlyn.” Case HIS-00076. Spread Score v1.2: 51/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00076