Don’t tell me what I need. Start looking at the people in front of you, appreciate the diversity in the community, respect it. Don’t debate it. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
Being on ‘Pose’ for me has now allowed me to realize how important my culture is. It’s made me realize how important the struggles that everyone has gone through are, and now we are able to tell that story. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
Growing up I was told, ‘Stop acting like a girl. Don’t stand like that, don’t act like that, deepen your voice.’ But for me, it came naturally. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
Trans people have been repeatedly told that we don’t have the right to live. And Black people have been told that by our slave masters and continue to be told that by society. We have, generationally, bled this kind of hatred. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
A lot of us just want to lead normal, regular lives. I want to go in for a role and if I can play that part, my trans identity shouldn’t affect me. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
We’re trying to humanize the trans community. It’s about showing us as normal, everyday human beings who just happen to be trans. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
