Rose Montoya

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Rose Montoya
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Montoya in 2022
Born (1995-10-10) October 10, 1995 (age 28)
Idaho, U.S.
Education Seattle University
Occupation(s)Model, Content Creator, Activist
Years active2018 –present
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Last updated: March 12, 2024
Website rosemontoya.com

Rosalynne Montoya, known professionally as Rose Montoya (born October 10, 1995), is an American transgender rights activist, model, and social media content creator. [1] She [lower-alpha 1] began modeling in 2018, and has since modeled for Fenty Beauty, Savage X Fenty, Fluide, Yandy.com, Adore Me, and TOMS Shoes. [2] [3] [4] [5] Montoya, who is a non-binary transgender woman, was featured in 18 LGBTQ+ Policy Makers and Advocates Changing the World by Out Magazine in 2021. [6] In 2022, she was nominated for Favorite TikToker at the 10th annual Queerty Awards. [7]

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Early life and education

Montoya was born on October 10, 1995. [1] She grew up in rural southern Idaho in a family with four siblings. [8] She learned American Sign Language as a child due to her mother working as a sign language interpreter. Her father worked as a worship pastor at their church and her mother worked as a Christian missionary. [8] [9] [10] [11] Montoya realized she was attracted to men in Middle School and outed herself as gay in 2010 while in high school. [8] [11] [9] She then began performing in drag shows which led to her coming out as a transgender woman in 2015. [8] [11] [9] She started transitioning on June 23, 2015, and changed her legal name in September 2015. [8] In 2016, she came out as bisexual and, in 2019, as a non-binary transgender woman using both feminine and non-binary gender pronouns. [8] [10]

Montoya graduated in 2015 from Seattle University with a bachelor of arts degree in film studies at 19 years old. [12]

Career

Social Media

Montoya worked as a full-time makeup artist and manager at a department store's cosmetics counter until she was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [6] [11] During this time, she focused on turning her social media platforms into a full-time job. [6] Montoya uses their social media to create educational content regarding transgender issues, experiences, and rights. [6] She has made sponsored posts with FX Networks, New York City Pride, Planned Parenthood, Fenty Beauty, Parade , and Fluide. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] In 2022, Montoya was nominated for Favorite TikToker at the 10th annual Queerty Awards. [7]

Motivational Speaking & Advocacy

Montoya has spoken and presented on transgender rights at the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference, the Downtown Emergency Service Center, the University of Pittsburgh, Stanford University, and Yale University. [18] [19] [20] She launched the educational website The Trans 101 to spread awareness regarding issues faced by transgender people. [21] Montoya is also a board member of the non-profit, Aadya Rising. [22] She was one of the activists featured in Out's 18 LGBTQ+ Policy Makers and Advocates Changing the World. [6] In June 2023, Rose also spoke at the National Press Club to advocate for policy change in support of transgender rights. [23] In November of 2023, Rose published an op-ed in TIME Magazine about the over-sexualization of trans bodies and the desire-to-cruelty-pipeline. [24]

Modeling

Montoya began modeling in 2018, after she was discovered by the undergarment company TomboyX. [2] [6] She was scouted by Tricia Romani of League Models and InspirationALL Talent [2] through her TikTok channel and is signed to them for acting and modeling. She has modeled in advertisement campaigns for Savage X Fenty, Yandy.com, Adore Me, Toms Shoes, and oVertone. [2] [3] [4] [5] In June 2021, Rose was featured on a billboard in New York City as one of the faces of LGBT telehealth group Folx Health's launch campaign for PreP. [25] [26]

Personal life

Montoya has spoken publicly about gender-affirming surgeries she underwent, including a breast augmentation, a tracheal shave, and a genioplasty. [11] [27] She has also opened up about her experiences living with chronic anxiety and depression. [28] [29]

Montoya is polyamorous and frequently uses her platforms to educate people about different relationship structures. [30] [31] Montoya used to be Bob the Drag Queen's metamour and joined him for a podcast episode. [32]

Viral TSA video

In March 2021, Montoya had a difficult experience with the Transportation Security Administration at an airport in Phoenix, Arizona. [33] A TikTok video about it received over twenty million views. [34] Montoya said her documentation recognizes her as female, but airport scanners, which categorize travelers as male or female due to genitalia, set off alarms. [33] [35] After disclosing to the TSA attendant that she is transgender, the agent asked if Montoya would prefer to be "scanned as a man instead." [33] Montoya stated that then, after triggering the alarm again, the TSA tried to assign a male agent to pat her down despite her being a trans woman. [33]

White House Pride controversy

In June 2023, Montoya attended a Pride month celebration at the White House in Washington DC where she was among the hundreds greeted by US President Joe Biden. [36] She elicited controversy due to a TikTok video she shared with her nearly 800K followers. After a full day, the TikTok video was then shared by Libs of TikTok which caused the video to go viral on far-right Twitter and was then picked up by conservative media. [37] [38] Fox News wrote three articles about the incident in one day. [39] [36] The video included 3 seconds in which she and two other attendees removed their clothing above the waist in a video. Rose covered her nipples the entire time. [36] [40] The White House called the act "disrespectful" and said that the individuals in the video "would not be invited back to future events." [41] Rose has since issued an apology video. [42] While in DC, Rose also spoke at the National Press Club to advocate for policy change in support of transgender rights. [23]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023 Drag Race Latina Heself (Special Guest)Season 2, Episode 6 [43] [44]
2023 Jennifer Hudson Show Herself (Audience Member)Season 1, Episode 92 [45]
2023 The Q Agenda Herself (Guest)Season 8, Episode 11 [45] [46]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023 Agents of Change: Project Polymer WaitressShort [47]

Awards, nominations, and honors

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultNotesRef.
2024 Los Angeles Blade Best of LAFavorite InfluencerHerselfNominated [48] [49] [50]
2023 GLAAD Media Award Special RecognitionHerselfN/A Revry TV's Drag Latina was Recognized [51]
2022 Queerty Awards Favorite TikTokerHerselfNominated

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Rose is a nonbinary trans woman and uses both they and she pronouns. This article uses she/her for consistency

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