{"id":92496,"date":"2019-07-10T14:25:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T18:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/pose-reminds-us-to-show-up-for-our-transgender-family\/"},"modified":"2019-07-10T14:25:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T18:25:31","slug":"pose-reminds-us-to-show-up-for-our-transgender-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/pose-reminds-us-to-show-up-for-our-transgender-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Pose Reminds Us to Show up for Our Transgender Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Pose Reminds Us to Show up for Our Transgender Family<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/images\/made\/images\/remote\/https_assets2.hrc.org\/files\/images\/blog\/AngelicaRossPose-1600x900_640_360.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>** Warning: This article contains spoilers for \u201cPose.\u201d **<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While FX\u2019s \u201cPose\u201d may be set in 1990 this season, the themes resonate nearly 30 years later. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shondaland.com\/live\/a28340800\/pose-angelica-ross-candy-ferocity-death\/?utm_campaign=socialflowTWSL&#038;utm_medium=social-media&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last night\u2019s episode<\/a> was a poignant send-off to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/television\/2019\/7\/09\/angelica-ross-opens-about-explosive-episode-pose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Candy Ferocity<\/a>, played by the incomparable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PXs1UME1AEg&#038;t=8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angelica Ross<\/a>, a Black transgender actor and entrepreneur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A moment of silence for our friend, our sister, our Mother, Miss Candy Ferocity. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelicaross?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AngelicaRoss<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoseFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoseFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PoseFX (@PoseOnFX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoseOnFX\/status\/1148783655923286016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we tell this very real story,\u201d wrote Janet Mock, a lead creator behind the show, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janetmock\/status\/1148782290849488898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a tweet<\/a>. \u201cPeople ask, &#8220;Why Candy?&#8221; Well it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s happening to so many <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color like her, and these <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> are the center of our show.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you aren\u2019t familiar with the groundbreaking series, \u201cPose\u201d is set in New York City and juxtaposes the house\/ball scene against the tumultuous political and social climate of the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Candy is killed while engaging in survival <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work, struggling for enough money to provide food and pay the rent to support her house. Mock encouraged viewers to channel their mourning for the character into action for \u201cother Candy <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girls<\/a>,\u201d drawing attention to the similarities of today\u2019s\u00a0 lived experiences of far too many transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Gays have rights, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbians<\/a> have rights, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> have rights, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> have rights, even animals have rights. How many of us have to die before the community recognizes that we are not expendable?&#8221; -Octavia St. Laurent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoseFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoseFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PoseFX (@PoseOnFX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoseOnFX\/status\/1148793107384635392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNow that this episode has aired, I hope to continue speaking in interviews and bringing context to Candy\u2019s story, helping others realize that this is not just a piece of fiction, but very real for many <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> today,\u201d said Ross, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/television\/2019\/7\/09\/angelica-ross-opens-about-explosive-episode-pose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in an interview with <em>Out Magazine<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fun Fact: Candy\u2019s funeral was a real sad &#038; emotional moment because at this time 3 black transwomen died this very week. And we felt their loss in that very room. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoseFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoseFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ufffd\ufffd T A T I A N N A \u2122\ufe0f (@thaofficialtati) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thaofficialtati\/status\/1148783254331371520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At its heart, Pose is a show about family, showing the ways that we can build and choose a community that loves and values us for exactly who we are. With Candy\u2019s biological parents initially unwilling to recognize their daughter\u2019s truth, her chosen family from across houses fight to claim her body and give her the send-off she deserves.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and members of the show alike took to social media to share their reactions to the moving episode.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This was not easy for us to do, but we had to address the ongoing issue of violence against <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>, especially <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoseFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoseFX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z4qRKiXGNU\">pic.twitter.com\/z4qRKiXGNU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Our Lady J (@ourladyj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ourladyj\/status\/1148780803809087489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I cried my eyes out tonight at the the viewing party for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoseFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoseFX<\/a> brava <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelicaross?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@angelicaross<\/a>. Just brilliant!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lavernecox\/status\/1148862918269661184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Miss Candy\u2019s story is all too real for Black <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girls<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>. We\u2019re always checking in on each other because we never know which moment could be our or our sister\u2019s last. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoseFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoseFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raquel Willis (@RaquelWillis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaquelWillis_\/status\/1148781012211699712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I knew that at some point one of these <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> was going to meet a violent end. It\u2019s the reality of what happened, and what *still* happens today. Makes me sad and sick. But this show is doing such important work in telling these stories. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoseOnFX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PoseOnFX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoseFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoseFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Smith McCormick (@NaughtyOrNiche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaughtyOrNiche\/status\/1148781575670292480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The episode was a heart-wrenching reminder of the epidemic of violence against transgender people &#8212; particularly transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color &#8212; a crisis that has gone on for far too long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many of the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> that are being killed are footnotes,\u201d said show-runner Ryan Murphy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/tv\/la-et-st-pose-ryan-murphy-janet-mock-trans-woman-violence-20190709-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an interview with the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re not seen in life and they\u2019re not seen in death, and they\u2019re not appreciated, and their murders and their deaths go uninvestigated, and they\u2019re a blip in the newspaper one day, or online, and they\u2019re gone the next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/violence-against-the-transgender-community-in-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">we know of the deaths of at least 11 Black transgender women<\/a>, four of whom were killed in the last month alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon&#8217;t waste your energy missing me,\u201d urges Candy in the episode. \u201cSpend that energy on a Candy <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girl<\/a> out there. Beautify her in my stunning image.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chyna Gibson was the Candy Girl in my life. Murdered February 25, 2017 in New Orleans. 2 months before my wedding that she was scheduled to be in and 3 months before her reassignment surgery. She was so close. I miss her everyday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POSEFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POSEFX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5xoyzgpp34\">pic.twitter.com\/5xoyzgpp34<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RustinBrother (@HarrisonGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrisonGuy\/status\/1148814635107332096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you to the cast and crew of \u201cPose\u201d for telling such a powerful story and reminding us to show up for our Black transgender family &#8212; not just in death but also in life.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And we toast.<br \/>\nWe toast to Candy.<br \/>\nWe toast to life.<br \/>\nWe toast to family. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoseFX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoseFX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KoQb31I7QK\">pic.twitter.com\/KoQb31I7QK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PoseFX (@PoseOnFX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoseOnFX\/status\/1148837354016133120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>To Candy and to all the Candy <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girls<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/pose-reminds-us-to-show-up-for-our-transgender-family?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/pose-reminds-us-to-show-up-for-our-transgender-family?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pose Reminds Us to Show up for Our Transgender Family ** Warning: This article contains spoilers for \u201cPose.\u201d ** While FX\u2019s \u201cPose\u201d may be set in 1990 this season, the themes resonate nearly 30 years later. 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