They were totally uplifting my work and gave me a platform, and now I have an ongoing relationship with the White House. We’re working on some very, very, very big things for the trans community. Angelica Ross Read Quote
While I don’t necessarily believe the cliche that ‘everything happens for a reason,’ I do believe that every encounter, every situation, and every challenge I’ve experienced has shaped me into the woman I am today. And I am proud to say that I have never backed down from life’s challenges. Angelica Ross Read Quote
I discovered my path to independence through technology as well as the potential for a global lifeline for trans people around the world who were looking for the same. Angelica Ross Read Quote
In 2014, I left my job and launched TransTech Social Enterprises, a for-profit and nonprofit hybrid model focusing on the well-being of the trans community, not on external profits for shareholders. Angelica Ross Read Quote
I don’t know that I had context for being trans until I moved to Rochester, New York, to pursue my dream of acting, and started going to drag shows. I had never seen a transsexual before, and I didn’t yet fully understand my own identity. Angelica Ross Read Quote
After I came out to my mother at 17, I ran away from home and lived with a friend. We come from a highly religious family, and she could not accept it. It was devastating, and I was depressed. Angelica Ross Read Quote
I made a naive decision, and I joined the Navy. I figured I would use the G.I. Bill to pay for any college I wanted. I dreamed of going to Julliard to study music and acting. Angelica Ross Read Quote
I was cast in commercials, music videos, and booked a lot of modeling jobs. But my acting career never took off because I was holding myself back. I was acting across from male partners who didn’t know that I am trans. I was being taught by teachers who didn’t know. Angelica Ross Read Quote
A man is able to take me to a restaurant, but he’s not able to take me home to mom. Society is still not at a place yet where they see us as family. Angelica Ross Read Quote
