After I came out to my mother at 17, I ran away from home and lived with a friend. We come from a highly religious family, and she could not accept it. It was devastating, and I was depressed. — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
Somebody, just because they are black, too, or just because they are trans, too, or just because they're gay and recognize I'm trans, does… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
I used to wear so much makeup and be beat, and that would get me clocked, so then I'd wear less makeup. — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
While I don't necessarily believe the cliche that 'everything happens for a reason,' I do believe that every encounter, every situation, and every challenge… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
We have to learn to be allies to each other. We are in a deficit of financial and social capital, and TransTech aims to… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
Being trans comes at a high cost, but being black and trans can cost you your life. — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
A man is able to take me to a restaurant, but he's not able to take me home to mom. Society is still not… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
There are cis women who are being attacked and called men because they are wearing makeup and because they are too tall, and they… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
Visibility has an effect on those who are privileged; it brings more privilege, and on those who are marginalized, it brings more marginalization, because… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
After I came out to my mother at 17, I ran away from home and lived with a friend. We come from a highly… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
I made a naive decision, and I joined the Navy. I figured I would use the G.I. Bill to pay for any college I… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
What I would love to happen is to have people at the top of their game - straight, gay, cisgender, transgender, whatever - to… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
They were totally uplifting my work and gave me a platform, and now I have an ongoing relationship with the White House. We're working… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
I don't know that I had context for being trans until I moved to Rochester, New York, to pursue my dream of acting, and… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
What's hurtful is when you have portrayals like, you know, when you have someone like Jared Leto who accepts an award for 'Dallas Buyers… — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
I actually run a nonprofit that's all about giving people opportunities to be their own heroes and do their own work. — Angelica Ross Copy Share Image
