Pose star and first transgender performer to receive a nomination as best drama actress in the Emmy Awards, Michaela Jae Rodriguez is celebrating another recognition after The Advocate names her person of the year.
According to the Latina, she is still processing all of the attention. “I’m still grasping and wondering and even perplexed that I got this far being a Black Latina trans woman.
That just has not happened for us,” she explains. “So when it did, it really lit a fire underneath to just keep going and to also know that there are people watching me.”“I try best not to live my life in fear,” says Rodriguez to the publication. “I feel like if you live your life in fear, it’s just going to hold you back, and you’re not going to be able.
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