Ball culture saved my life, and many people don’t understand that. But ballroom is where I found chosen and proven family. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
Trans men and women have always been thrown to the sides, but… have always been the nurturers, especially trans women. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
Don’t tell me about tolerance. Don’t tell me about acceptance. Look at me as the woman that I am and respect that. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
In the realness categories, what happens is you walk and your peers judge you, because if you’re not able to walk amongst your peers and pass as being cis male or cis female, then it’s obvious that you haven’t done enough work. They wanted you to be able to go outside and come back home safely. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
Once you start crossing over and displaying feminine ways, you’re a target. It’s sad, it’s humiliating, and it’s confusing. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
Even though it is fictional, ‘Pose’ has really tapped into some realities that I know would come from someone who really took the time to investigate ballroom. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
I started hormone therapy illegally and I thought I looked good enough for my family to accept. I was wrong. It was a disaster. My sister ran screaming calling me the demon with blue eyes. Using her Christianity as the base for her insight into seeing me as a demon. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
Trans women are often fetishized, which sometimes makes us feel important in a world that doesn’t always accept us. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
People told me that if I were to become post-op, that they would have nothing to do with me. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
You will not tell me that you accept me. You will not tell me that you tolerate me. That is not your power. I take that from you. You will respect me for who I am. Dominique Jackson Read Quote
