celebrity hairstylist and host of the +Life talk show Transcend, is still in the process of embracing the fullness of who she is.
Describing her journey for Out Magazine’s Out 100 this year, Cartier said, “For me, authenticity is all about stepping into the fullness of who I am as a Black powerful woman.” She didn’t include the trans qualifier. “Of course, I’m very proud to be a trans woman,” Cartier told ESSENCE. “But at the end of the day, I’m a woman.
I’m a Black woman. That’s been the journey. Embracing all of my truth. Embracing all of the aspects of my journey that has led me to this point of my womanhood.” Cartier understands that people may not understand or support her choice.