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Paving the way: First trans woman of color in the U.S. to launch beauty brand has local ties
Read full article: Paving the way: First trans woman of color in the U.S. to launch beauty brand has local tiesJayla Roxx, a 26-year-old television personality and trailblazer in the LGBTQIA+ community, who once called Jacksonville home, spoke to News4Jax about becoming the first trans woman of color in the country to launch a beauty brand. “I didn’t even know that I was stepping forward and becoming the first Black trans woman to create such a wonderful brand,” Roxx said. I was able to create a platform for Black trans individuals like myself, and I ended up getting the main prize of $10,000,” Roxx said. After she moved from Jacksonville, Roxx flourished. The series is a coming of age story about a Black trans woman named Monica.