45 Quotes by Dominique Jackson

People have to realize that it is not OK to hurt another human being. And that is what we forget.

We are human beings, we matter, and we will not be erased.

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.

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.

When I would walk down the runway back in the late 90s, I could feel the tension from others who knew I was transgender. I could see the joy on the faces of people from my community, elated to see someone represent them.

Growing up I was told, 'Stop acting like a girl. Don't stand like that, don't act like that, deepen your voice.' But for me, it came naturally.

I had a regiment of psalms that I said each day.

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.

My childhood had extremely difficult moments and some trauma but there were also amazing moments and times of pure happiness.