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, creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's award-winning and long-running FX anthology series, is gearing up for season 12. Dubbed, the newest installment looks to be a significant departure from seasons of the past. As production for the newest installment continues, casting and other details are slowly being revealed.

, creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's award-winning and long-running FX anthology series, is gearing up for season 12. Dubbed, the newest installment looks to be a significant departure from seasons of the past.  As production for the newest installment continues, casting and other details are slowly being revealed.

, creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's award-winning and long-running FX anthology series, is gearing up for season 12. Dubbed, the newest installment looks to be a significant departure from seasons of the past.  As production for the newest installment gets underway, casting and other details are slowly being revealed.

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is sending a strong message to Florida lawmaker Webster Barnaby after he addressed the transgender community as “mutants.” The Hollywood star took to social media to share some empowering words, declaring that she is proud to live her truth. “We have people that live among us today on planet Earth that are happy to display themselves as if they were mutants from another planet,” Barnaby said, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.The ‘POSE’ actress decided to post a stunning image of a fan-made illustration, in which she can be seen dressed up as the popular X-Men character Psylocke. Made by Argentinian artist Artecco, the image stole everyone’s attention, accompanied by a positive message by MJ.“Rep.

Maya Rudolph’s character Molly finds herself being recognized for her ongoing charity work. In ET’s exclusive sneak peek of “The Philanthropic Humanitarian Awards,” Molly and Sofia (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez) make a smoldering new friend at the bar. After the two women, who are still navigating life working together at Molly’s charity, are forced to wait at the bar before someone takes their order, a striking stranger played by Olivier Martinez offers to pour them some cocktails. It turns out this man is Jean-Pierre Voland, a wealthy man whose family owns the vodka that the women are now drinking. Not only does the clip formally introduce Martinez, who has a recurring role on season 1, but it shows the playful banter between Rudolph and Rodriguez, which holds the hilarious comedy together. While speaking to ET, the two opened up about the bond they formed on and off screen while making the series.

, Maya Rudolph gets to shine as Molly Novak, who finds her perfectly lavish life turned upside down after her husband, John (Adam Scott), unexpectedly betrays her and files for divorce after 20 years together. While the series created and executive produced by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard features several standout moments for the former as Molly attempts to climb her way out of rock bottom, there’s no funnier moment in the first three episodes than when the character unexpectedly appears on .“She just gets a ton thrown at her all at once,” Rudolph tells ET about Molly, who then “picks herself up and just dives into the challenge and the change” as she attempts to move forward in her life. In the third episode, “Hot Seat,” John questions his ex-wife’s substance in a new interview, forcing Molly and Sofia Salinas (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez), the manager of the foundation where she now works, to hit back.

Time is honoring 12 incredible women. On Thursday, the publication unveiled its 2022 Women of the Year list, highlighting 12 extraordinary leaders who are working toward a more equal world.Among the honorees are attorney Amal Clooney, singer Kacey Musgraves, actress Kerry Washington and actress Michaela Jaé «Mj» Rodriguez.

Pose star and first transgender performer to receive a nomination as best drama actress in the Emmy Awards, Michaela Jae Rodriguez is celebrating another recognition after The Advocate names her person of the year. According to the Latina, she is still processing all of the attention.

Mj Rodriguez is stunning at the 2021 Emmys!The star made an elegant appearance at the annual awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on Sunday. Rodriguez, 30, rocked an aqua Versace gown that featured one sleeve and a thigh-high slit, and accessorized with Bvlgari jewels.It's a special night for Rodriguez as she made history this year by earning her first nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca on the FX drama.

On Sunday evening there was an almost-move back to normality at the Primetime Emmys. While the usually huge guest list was pared way down due to COVID, it was heartening to see the nominees stalking the red carpet all dressed up with somewhere to go.

Sunday’s 2021 Emmy Awards are one for the books for Mj Rodriguez — and the entire LGBTQIA community — as the “Pose” star becomes the first transgender Best Actress in a Drama nominee in TV Academy history.“It’s kind of surreal — I never thought that I would be in the category with all of these other amazing women I get to share the space with,” Rodriguez, 30, told The Post.

MJ Rodriguez will be in attendance at the Emmys, where she’s nominated as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIt may not have been as big and celebrity-filled as it usually is, but the TV Academy’s annual pre-Emmy party for performer nominees on Friday night was still a star-studded affair.“Pose” star Mj Rodriguez, who goes into the Emmys on Sunday as the first trans woman to be nominated for an Emmy in a lead acting category, said she has been receiving a steady stream of texts from co-stars Billy Porter (who is also nominated) and Indya Moore

“Renaissance Man” guest embodies that spirit from her oozing self-confidence to her taste in music. Actress and singer Mj Rodriguez is only 30, but her musical roots suggest someone born in a much earlier decade.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen Michaela Jaé (Mj) Rodriguez first booked one of the starring roles in FX’s “Pose,” she had a conversation with co-creator Steven Canals about how the groundbreaking series might change her life.As millions of viewers turned “Pose” into a sensation, Rodriguez became a familiar face and a breakout star in the role of Blanca Rodriguez, a house mother who gets diagnosed with HIV.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Pose” co-creator, showrunner and director Steven Canals knew from the beginning that his 1980s- and ’90s-set ballroom culture cable drama was going to rest firmly on the shoulders of Blanca Rodriguez (played by Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez), a young trans woman and house mother diagnosed with HIV early on in the series’ run.

 Mj Rodriguez is getting a lot of well-deserved recognition and praise following her first Emmy nomination this week--but one person in particular had an especially heart-warming reaction to the news. On Wednesday, July 14, Rodriguez was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca in Pose.

Mj Rodriguez has become the first transgender performer to be nominated for an Emmy in a lead acting role. Rodriguez’s nomination comes after playing Blanca Rodriguez in FX’s show Pose.

Pose” star, who played nurse and house mother Blanca Rodriguez on the FX drama, was nominated for a 2021 Emmy Award in the Best Actress in a Drama category — a first for a transgender performer in a lead role.Rodriguez said her nomination is a step forward for the LGBTQ community, specifically with trans representation, at the awards show.“I do believe this is a pivotal moment.

Mj Rodriguez just made history at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards by earning her first nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca on the FX drama “Pose“.

Mj Rodriguez just made history at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards by earning her first nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca on the FX drama.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe category is: making history.

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. It simply can’t be helped, but as we consider the nominees for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, it must be acknowledged that the overall Comedy Series field is embarrassingly weak.

Ellen Show correspondent and social media personality, has been tapped to host the second annual virtual Pride event from It Gets Better, all while undergoing a drag transformation assisted by RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Monique Heart.This year’s two-day Digital Pride Experience from the organization billed as “the world’s largest storytelling effort to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth” offers a mix of live and pre-taped content, ranging from a fireside chat with pioneering trans

The first day of Emmy nominations voting commenced with a call to recognize FX’s revolutionary Pose from GLAAD and a number of LGBTQ+ organizations.

is coming to an end.

is largely an ensemble show, following the lives transgender women and gay men of color as they live out their best lives in the ballroom scene and navigate the realties of living in a less than accepting New York City during the AIDS crisis, Mj Rodriguez’s character, Blanca, has always been the heart of the FX series. Upon receiving an HIV positive diagnosis at the beginning of season 1, Blanca stepped out on her own to create the House of Evangelista and became the mother that many in her

premiered to acclaim in 2018, the series has shined a spotlight on the underground ballroom scene of the 1980s and ’90s.

, which is coming to end with its excellent third and final season, goes on an emotional roller coaster that’s not only full of tears, but also offers plenty of laughs that’s become expected of the heartfelt series about the New York City ballroom scene starring primetime TV’s largest LGBTQ cast of color.

The third and final season of FX’s acclaimed series Pose is premiering this weekend and the cast just walked the red carpet to celebrate the new episodes!

On June 2, 2018, FX premiered Pose, a drama that put the spotlight on the ball culture of New York City in the ’80s. The series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals made television history with the largest number of transgender actors in series regular roles for a scripted series. In addition, it put narratives of LGBTQ people of color front and center in a way that hasn’t been done before — and actress Mj Rodriguez was the moral center of it all.

, the groundbreaking drama about the LGBTQ ballroom scene in 1980s New York City, is coming to an end with its third and final season, which is set to premiere in May.

, the groundbreaking drama about the LGBTQ ballroom scene in 1980s New York City, is coming to an end with its third and final season, which is set to premiere in May.

One of the top children’s hospitals in the United States, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Of Chicago, has apologised for performing cosmetic genital surgery on intersex infants. The apology, the first in the US, comes after a high profile campaign, which saw support from Pose stars and trans actors Indya Moore, MJ Rodriguez and Angelica Ross.“We recognize the painful history and complex emotions associated with intersex surgery and how, for many years, the medical field has failed

On FX's history-making Pose, Mj Rodriguez's Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista is a symbol of hope, optimism and fight. The HIV-positive house mother, in season two of the drama from Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals, fought for herself both personally and professionally, battling both AIDS and a transphobic landlord who burned down her business.

Tel Aviv Pride, 2019 (Image courtesy of Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, Guy Yechiel)