'Pose' itself is about family. It's about all kinds of families and how they bring themselves together and how they uplift each other and how they fight even harder to move forward. — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
A lot of people have forgotten the severity of this disease, of HIV. So I think it's important that we just talk about things like this: how we can prevent it, how we can make sure that people are safe,… — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wake up, and I wear jeans; sometimes I want to wear khakis or full-on overalls. — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I would never try to measure fame; I'm really just a regular chick from New Jersey. — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
It all started when I was 11 months old, singing a song by Jodeci in the back seat of the car. My mother turned… — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel like my life is at risk. It doesn't matter if I'm famous or not. My life is as much at risk… — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
There were moments where I was called many derogatory names. I've gotten into a couple of fights. People have jumped me. You know, I've… — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Me, as a woman of the trans experience, I'm not able to have children biologically. And I have always been someone who was very,… — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
The one thing I thought I would never be able to do was sing on television. — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I hear from a lot of young kids. One said to me, 'You remind me of my house mother that passed away,' and another… — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
'Rent' was one of the main defining moments, and it was like the precipice of my transition. — Mj Rodriguez Copy Share Image
