Trans actress Angelica Ross shares how Oprah helped her mother accept her

Pose star Angelica Ross is sharing her coming out story which includes a surprising tidbit about how talk show host Oprah Winfrey inadvertently helped heal her relationship with her mom. The actress opened up about how coming out as trans at 17 transformed her relationship with her devout Christian mother who was, “definitely not accepting at all in the beginning.” Ross’ mother — who was seated in the audience — was teary eyed as she explained how she struggled with the thought that her child would go to hell and fell into a deep depression. Despite that initial visceral reaction, after years of tension Ross’ mother says her turning point happened while watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show in which a mother who lost her LGBTQ son spoke of having an epiphany while at a Pride event. This latest episode of Black Women OWN the Conversation airs on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. CT.

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