10 Reasons We’re Obsessed with Indya Moore: Model, Actress, Muse and Trans Icon

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We’re all looking for role models to inspire us and remind us that we’re not alone. We look to leaders and public figures and celebrities to remind us of what we could be and to empower us to be proud of who we are and where we come from. And 24-year-old Latinx actress, model, muse and icon Indya Moore is a role model we could all look up to and learn from.

Sure, Moore is talented and gorgeous. But she is so much moore than just a pretty face. Indya Moore is transgender and Latinx. She is a model and an actress. She is an activist and an icon. Her identity and her legacy go beyond any single label, and there are countless reasons to love and respect the star of FX’s hit show Pose. And while it’s hard to narrow down that list, we’ll try. Here are 10 reasons we’re obsessed with Indya Moore.

4 She Knew Early On Who She is, and Advocated for Herself from the Start

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Ever since Moore was a toddler she knew that she did not identify as male. In fact, she says that she knew her whole life she was not a man, but she struggled to find acceptance from her family and her community as she embraced her gender identity. “My [birth] parents loved me dearly, but we were having issues with my identity being [recognized at home],” says Moore to the NY Post. “They thought I was essentially in harm’s way because of the way I existed.” That lack of acceptance from her family led Moore to leave home at the age of 14, and she then was shuffled around the foster-care system throughout New York City. She was bullied and struggled to find people who accepted her for who she is and how she lived. That discrimination forced Moore to learn to advocate for herself from a young age. She knew she had to demonstrate how she believed she should be treated and to demand what she deserved.