All Hail Mj Rodriguez, Who Just Made History As The First Trans Woman To Win A Golden Globe
buzzfeed.comMj was nominated alongside Uzo Aduba (In Treatment), Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Christine Baranski (The Good Fight), and Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale).Mj Rodriguez reacts to her #GoldenGlobes win & gives an acceptance speech on IG Live: "This is for the LGBTQAI, Black, Latina, Asian [communities], the many multi beautiful colors of the rainbow… This is not just for me, this is for y'all.
This is the door that opens for y'all”"This is not just for me, this is for y'all," she said. "There are so many young, talented, thriving individuals that are going to be able to trail in and storm in through the door." In lieu of an awards ceremony acceptance speech on stage, the actor also thanked the series' co-creators, Steven Canals and Ryan Murphy, writer Janet Mock, and her "beautiful family" of costars Hailie Sahar (who plays Lulu), Dominique Jackson (who plays Elektra), Angelica Ross (who plays Candy), and Indya Moore (who plays Angel)."Congratulations to my ❤️ @MjRodriguez7 who won a #GoldenGlobes tonight for her performance in @PoseOnFX!!
