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> [When I was in high school, I was doing a fashion show, and my House Father would host fashion shows at the school. He was great at it. He saw me and said, 'That's my daughter.' The rest was history!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-was-doing-a-fashion-show-and-my-house/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

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## More by Mj Rodriguez

> [Sometimes I wake up, and I wear jeans; sometimes I want to wear khakis or full-on overalls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/sometimes-i-wake-up-and-i-wear-jeans-sometimes-i-want-to-wear-khakis/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [I would never try to measure fame; I'm really just a regular chick from New Jersey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/i-would-never-try-to-measure-fame-i-m-really-just-a-regular-chick/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [It all started when I was 11 months old, singing a song by Jodeci in the back seat of the car. My mother turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/it-all-started-when-i-was-11-months-old-singing-a-song-by-jodeci-in/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [My mom is my biggest cheerleader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/my-mom-is-my-biggest-cheerleader/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/sometimes-i-feel-like-my-life-is-at-risk-it-doesn-t-matter-if-i-m/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [I was always scared about my voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/i-was-always-scared-about-my-voice/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/there-were-moments-where-i-was-called-many-derogatory-names-i-ve/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/me-as-a-woman-of-the-trans-experience-i-m-not-able-to-have-children/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [The one thing I thought I would never be able to do was sing on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/the-one-thing-i-thought-i-would-never-be-able-to-do-was-sing-on/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [I hear from a lot of young kids. One said to me, 'You remind me of my house mother that passed away,' and another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/i-hear-from-a-lot-of-young-kids-one-said-to-me-you-remind-me-of-my/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> ['Rent' was one of the main defining moments, and it was like the precipice of my transition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/rent-was-one-of-the-main-defining-moments-and-it-was-like-the/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [I started out in the ballroom scene when I was fourteen years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/i-started-out-in-the-ballroom-scene-when-i-was-fourteen-years-old/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [Home is like my detox: it's what keeps me grounded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/home-is-like-my-detox-it-s-what-keeps-me-grounded/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [Throughout my life, my mom, my dad, my grandmother - these were people who made sure that I had the right people around me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/throughout-my-life-my-mom-my-dad-my-grandmother-these-were-people-who/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

> [I just want to be a light of hope for anyone who might be in the dark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-rodriguez/i-just-want-to-be-a-light-of-hope-for-anyone-who-might-be-in-the-dark/)

[Mj Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-rodriguez/)

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