Transgender rights activist, business woman, & actress Angelica Ross is a recent GREAT addition to the Black Horror pantheon thanks to her double role as Rita/Donna Chambers in @ahsfx 1984 (her character was a favorite!). #BlackHorrorMonth#BlackHistoryMonth#Day19
About Her Story:“Trans women in the media have long been punchlines, killers, indications of urban grit, pathetic tragedies, and dangerous sirens. Rarely have they been complex characters who laugh, struggle, and grow, who share strength in sisterhood, who seek and find love. Her Story depicts the unique, complicated, and very human women we see in queer communities. Her Story features predominantly LGBTQ women, on and off-screen.”
Welcome back to our new web series InQueery, where we delve into the his — er, themstory — of our favorite queer words. In this episode, Angelica Ross, who plays Candy on Pose and is the founder of TransTech Social Enterprises, examines the origins of the term “transgender.”
Ms. Ross breaks down how “transgender” became an umbrella term, and also explores the evolution of the words “transsexual” and “transvestite.” To learn how “transgender” became “trans,” and to learn the difference between all of the above terms, check out the full video.
