Miss Ross Talks ‘Empowerment’ in the Transgender Community

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“What I have seen happen in the past couple years has been remarkable in the trans community, because the trans community has said, ‘You now what?  We’re not waiting anymore.  We’re going to start creating our own programs, start doing things, owning our own stories, not allowing the media and other people to appropriate our stories just to bring light and attention to their programs”

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Angelica Ross

Angelica Ross is an award-winning and Emmy-nominated Actress, Producer, Writer, Human Rights Advocate, Singer Songwriter and star of POSE and American Horror Story on FX and Broadway's Chicago. She's also the Founder of TransTech, an incubator for LGBTQIA+ Talent from marginalized communities and President of Miss Ross Inc.