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Michaela Jae Rodriguezbecame the first transgender actress to win a Golden Globe Sunday night.
She was awarded Best Actress in a TV drama for her role as housemother Blanca on FXsPose.
Her win also marks the first Golden Globe forPose.
The2022 Golden Globesdidnt involve its usual celebration, due to a combination of COVID-19 safety protocols andcelebrity boycotts.
Though there was a small in-person event,there wasnt a televised ceremony, nor were thereany celebrity presenters.
However, Rodriguez still celebrated her win on social media.
They will see that it is more than possible.
Each and every last one of you women are phenomenal.
Though she lost to Olivia Colman, the nomination alone felt like a win.
For a long time, I didnt feel like I was deserving of these things.
Theres so much stacked against us when we identify as trans.
I had all these insecurities, she toldEntertainment Weeklyat the time.
It feels like I have finally stepped into a place where people can understand me as a human being.
