Quotes by Tobagonian authors
Ball culture saved my life, and many people don't understand that. But ballroom is where I found chosen and proven family.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Being on 'Pose' for me has now allowed me to realize how important my culture is. It's made me realize how important the struggles that everyone has gone through are, and now we are able to tell that story.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Writing about my life was a 13-year process where I had to face my demons as I wrote and take the time to understand them, then defeat them.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
I did not realize how many people would not be happy with my success.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
We live in this realm where things exist but we pretend they don't exist, so that makes them, you know, nonexistent.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
My childhood had extremely difficult moments and some trauma but there were also amazing moments and times of pure happiness.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Don't tell me what I need. Start looking at the people in front of you, appreciate the diversity in the community, respect it. Don't debate it.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
We celebrate pride every day of the year - whether it's black pride, whether LGBTQIA + pride, whether it's the pride of being a woman, whether it's the pride of being a mother, we should be proud of who we are each and every day.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Trans people have been repeatedly told that we don't have the right to live. And Black people have been told that by our slave masters and continue to be told that by society. We have, generationally, bled this kind of hatred.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Mr. Murphy is really, really amazing. I have admired him from the time that I saw the first season of 'American Horror Story.' I watched 'Glee,' but once I saw 'American Horror Story,' I was like: 'I'm working for him.'
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do.
Eric Williams
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Pride can never be just a month.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
I learned that there is an inner strength that blossoms when one cleanses themselves by processing and attempting to comprehend their situation and/or experience. Writing became my therapy!
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Whenever I have to go out or do something, it must be glamour.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Once you start crossing over and displaying feminine ways, you're a target. It's sad, it's humiliating, and it's confusing.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
In the realness categories, what happens is you walk and your peers judge you, because if you're not able to walk amongst your peers and pass as being cis male or cis female, then it's obvious that you haven't done enough work. They wanted you to be able to go outside and come back home safely.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Some things you'll never know, and some things you'll wish you never knew.
Eric Williams
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
It's been a long road of self-transformation for me, and I'm so grateful for the care I received at NYU Langone with Dr. Rachel Bluebond-Langer, one of the best transgender surgery specialists in the country.
Dominique Jackson
Tobagonian actress
Once I grew from 6'1' to about 6'6', by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl.
Eric Williams
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart that if you play defense, you can take the heart from an offensive player.
Eric Williams
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
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