Pose is making history once again.
“I’m huge on representation and deserved notoriety, and this season I’m fighting for that.
I think it’s time,” she said.
Mj Rodriguez on ‘Pose’.Eric Liebowitz/FX
Well, the Television Academy agreed.
Rodriguez is the first trans performer to land a nomination in one of the lead actor categories.
As over 40 leading LGBTQ organizations pointed out in our open letter aboutPoseto Emmy Award voters, representation matters.
“This can be on the record because I want them to know this.
I know exactly what they’re thinking right now.
I know they don’t see me as a woman.
I know that,” she said.
“They don’t have to tell me.
