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• ‟ Don't tell me about tolerance. Don't tell me about acceptance. Look at me as the woman that I am and respect that.

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• ‟ People told me that if I were to become post-op, that they would have nothing to do with me.

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• ‟ It's been a long road of self-transformation for me, and I'm so grateful for the care I received at NYU Langone with Dr. Rachel Bluebond-Langer, one of the best transgender surgery specialists in the country.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ My faith is my faith, and I cannot allow anyone to take that from me.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ I realised that I couldn't live in a box. It was not for me.

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• ‟ I came to be a part of the ballroom scene in late 1993. I was living in Baltimore, and i was going through that phase in high school when no one understood me. I was sneaking out of my house to go to this group that was for gay-identified people, and I just didn't fit in.

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• ‟ 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