WATCH: A Day in Janet Mock's Life, Via New Jezebel Series

The online publication chose Mock as the first subject for its new video series, This Broad's Life.

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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.

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The online publication Jezebel has chosen transgender author, activist and talk show host Janet Mock for its first profile in a new video series called This Broad's Life.

Writer-producer Hillary Crosley Coker and a photographer spent a day shadowing Mock around her neighborhood, with her fiance, and at work at MSNBC -- and not just any day: "on the coldest day in New York's history since the 1800s."

Crosley Coker calls Mock "a Hawaiian crazy enough to leave all that warmth behind for East Coast winters."

The website describes the series as focusing on "interesting and kick-ass women as they navigate this thing called life "

Mock narrates the video as we see her going about her day, talking about her inspiration for moving from Oahu to Manhattan: TV's Felicity.

She also reveals her inspiration for writing her best-selling memoir, Redefining Realness, her views on being out and trans, and her adoration for Beyonce. It's also the first time she's commented publicly on getting engaged and what Crosley Coker calls "the hell that is wedding planning."

Watch Janet Mock in Jezebel's This Broad's Life: