Angelica Love Ross is an American businesswoman, actress, and transgender rights advocate. After becoming a self-taught coder in the early years of her career, she went on to become the founder and CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises, a firm that empowers and provides education and employment resources for transgender people in the tech industry. As Candy Abundance in FX’s POSE, she is a trailblazer, a take-no-prisoners kind of independent woman.

In her latest role on American Horror Story 1984, she becomes the first-ever trans woman to star on two network television shows, inspiring generations to come to be strong, confident, determined, and focused on their dreams. Ross is the 2019 recipient of the UNITY COALITION|COALICIÓN UNIDA’S TRAILBLAZER AWARD in Equality, Business and Fashion.