The ball scene was never really only gay people. I think people have this notion that if there's a man hanging around a gay man, he must be gay, but that's just stigma. Back in the day, it was the same; there were lots of different people there: gay, straight, whatever. They did not care what they were called because they knew who they were.
More Quotes by Mj Rodriguez
For people who have been ostracized, who have been all the way at the bottom, there's only one way that we can go - and that's up.
Every day, I walk the streets with my head held high, but deep down inside, sometimes I'm like, 'I just hope I can get through the day.'
I was always scared about my voice.
The one thing I thought I would never be able to do was sing on television.
I'm ready to get a Marvel role, honey.
It's a blessing that I have my family in my life and they were supportive, but there were times when I needed to find an outlet for me to understand my people and my own journey, and I found that through my chosen family, which was the ballroom community.