Mj Rodriguezis celebrating her historic win at the2022 Golden Globe Awards.
Reacting to her feat in apost shared on Instagram, Rodriguez wrote, “OMG OMGGG!!!! @goldenglobes Wow! You talking about sickening birthday present! Thank you!”
“This is the door that is going to Open the door for many more young talented individuals,” she continued. “They will see that it is more than possible. They will see that a young Black Latina girl from Newark New Jersey who had a dream, to change the minds others would WITH LOVE. LOVE WINS.”
Added Rodriguez: “To my young LGBTQAI babies WE ARE HERE the door is now open now reach the stars!!!!!”
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In her post, Rodriguez celebrated the actresses who were also nominated in the category.
“To the nominees we are Queens,” she wrote. “I’m so happy to share space with you! Each and every last one of you women are phenomenal.”
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In the comment section, Rodriguez received an outpouring of love from some famous friends.
“Congratulations well deserved❤️❤️👏🏽” wroteTina Knowles-Lawson, asMarc Jacobssaid, “Congratulations on an award so well deserved 🙌🏼♥️.”
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Last year, Rodriguez became thefirst transgender woman to be nominatedin a leading actress role at the2021 Emmy Awards. (She did not win, however.)
“I’m excited. I’m lifted. I’m thankful. I’m humbled and I’m grateful,” she said at the time. “I feel like this moment in time has never ever happened for a girl like myself and I feel like it’s time and it’s time to keep showing up. It doesn’t stop here.”
“Just because I got a nomination, doesn’t mean the work stops here, and possibly, if there’s a win, it doesn’t mean the work stops here,” she continued. “It has to continue because there are next generations out there who are looking not only to me, but to many other trans women out there who are pushing the needle forward.”
“I’m just out here to make sure the world keeps going around in the right way,” Rodriguez added.
source: people.com
