To be honest, I knew little about Ruby Rose before I started writing this article. I confess that she has been on my radar for a long time because she is probably the most kick-ass and gorgeous person I’ve ever seen. I want to be her and to be with her. My feelings have been solidified through the research I’ve done for you all.
Ruby will star in the upcoming season of Orange is the New Black. The third season primeres on June 12th and you better believe I’ll watch the entire season in one sitting. Check out the trailer (and pause on 1:05 & rewatch a million times).
She is the poster girl for genderfluidity. Her powerful message about how she came to terms with her gender and identity can be found here. In the article, she talks about an autobiographical video she filmed that went viral a few months ago. She inspires the LGBTQ+ community through her representation in the media and her androgynous modelling.
“As a little kid, I was convinced that I was a guy. I used to bind with ACE bandages, which is really, really bad for you. I was like, five or six? I was really young. I didn’t have anything there to bind! I used to sleep on my chest because I thought it would stop me from getting boobs. I used to pray to God that I wouldn’t get breasts.
Then in my teens, I tried to be quite feminine. My mum was pushing me to do some modeling – everyone said I was a very pretty girl. And then one day it just got too much. I shaved my head and just went “Fuck you” to everyone who thought I need to look a certain way.”