I have the drive to spend five hours a day to teach myself a skill. — Angelica Ross Day Copy Share Image
Being trans comes at a high cost, but being black and trans can cost you your life. — Angelica Ross Being 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 Beat 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 Generosity Copy Share Image
I discovered my path to independence through technology as well as the potential for a global lifeline for trans people around the… — Angelica Ross Around the world 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… — Angelica Ross Hood Copy Share Image
I get by mostly on speaking engagements, but as soon as I try to pay myself, I end up having to give… — Angelica Ross Business 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… — Angelica Ross Community 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… — Angelica Ross Acting Copy Share Image
What I would love to happen is to have people at the top of their game - straight, gay, cisgender, transgender, whatever… — Angelica Ross Community 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… — Angelica Ross Allies Copy Share Image
Basically, I'm working on global domination. I plan to have members globally. What I'm looking to do is expand in a way… — Angelica Ross More 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,… — Angelica Ross Gender 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… — Angelica Ross Believe Copy Share Image
Technology has flattened a world where trans people are demanding their rights in the U.S. and abroad. TransTech Social Enterprises is here… — Angelica Ross Alone 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… — Angelica Ross Award 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… — Angelica Ross Accept Copy Share Image
The problem with the spectrum that is trans-ness and where people like Caitlyn Jenner lie, transitioning and being trans is more than… — Angelica Ross Gender 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… — Angelica Ross Acting 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… — Angelica Ross Family Copy Share Image
Often, if someone wants to date me because they know I'm trans, it's for specifically sexual reasons, and it doesn't ever lead… — Angelica Ross Because 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.… — Angelica Ross Big things Copy Share Image
I was cast in commercials, music videos, and booked a lot of modeling jobs. But my acting career never took off because… — Angelica Ross Acting Copy Share Image
The art of what they call female impersonation, or the drag shows, really helped me to hone what type of woman I… — Angelica Ross Art Copy Share Image
I was kicked out of my own house and had my own drag mother, you know, a house mother. Things with my… — Angelica Ross Dad Copy Share Image
When I was on 'Doubt' on CBS, there was a 60-second scene, but in that 60 seconds, people were so affected because… — Angelica Ross Because Copy Share Image
I used to work at Bloomingdale's when I was transitioning, and they didn't want me using the same bathroom as the female… — Angelica Ross Bathroom Copy Share Image
Media is a double-edged sword and has the power to change hearts and minds through authentic storytelling as well as the power… — Angelica Ross Change Copy Share Image
Let's not fantasize about having a world of only trans people or only of LGBTQ people. Let's fantasize about a world in… — Angelica Ross Gender Copy Share Image
I always have believed in the value of the diversity and resilience and just, really, the different skill sets that our community… — Angelica Ross Community Copy Share Image
What I've learned about being trans in transition is just that sometimes good things don't happen when you try to rush things.… — Angelica Ross Gender Copy Share Image
You always have some trans girl saying, 'Oh, they were just being funny! They aren't really transphobic,' Just like you will always… — Angelica Ross Being funny Copy Share Image
I had always been pegged for being feminine. People would always say, 'Ooh, that's a pretty little girl.' They would talk about… — Angelica Ross Dirt Copy Share Image
In 2014, I left my job and launched TransTech Social Enterprises, a for-profit and nonprofit hybrid model focusing on the well-being of… — Angelica Ross Community Copy Share Image
'Pose' makes the case that it's important to have some sort of family structure, even if you have to create one. You… — Angelica Ross Create Copy Share Image
