JAMES Rose became a household name in the early 2020s after they began posting content on TikTok and Instagram.
Now, fans want to know more about the influencer, who uses they/she pronouns.
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Who is James Rose?
Rose is a popular social media influencer and LGBTQ+ activist who often posts on TikTok and Instagram to thousands of followers.
They are also known for their career as an actor and have an extensive resume of roles, including ones in the productions of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, never let me go, Newsies, Cabaret, and Singin’ in the Rain.
“I always wanted to be an actor. I like how stories connect people to experiences they don’t have,” Rose explained during an interview with Her Campus.
“For me, it’s not about the glamor of the industry, the fame, or celebrity status; it’s always been about being a storyteller. Being a storyteller somehow grounds my body and pushes me through the joy, pain, and trauma all at once.”
Since joining social media, Rose has amassed more than 488,000 followers on TikTok, and over 54,000 on Instagram.
What did James Rose say about Donald Trump’s campaign ad?
In May 2023, Rose revealed to fans on TikTok that Donald Trump used footage of them and fellow TikToker Dylan Mulvaney in an ad campaign without their consent.
The ad, which was posted on social media by the twice-impeached former president, featured a clip from Mulvaney’s video diary series Days of Girlhood and stock footage of a sign that read “all gender restrooms,” according to Them.
A narrator then described a “war” against “the global elitists […] who tell you a woman is a man and a man is a woman.”
“I saw it, then I kind of fell apart,” Rose told their followers on TikTok while holding back tears.
“I felt shame about being public about my transition, being bubbly and fun and loving life, and I thought ‘oh, maybe if I were just different, then maybe I wouldn’t have, like, failed my community in this way.”
“I know in my heart that’s not true,” Rose continued.
“I know that they want me and people like me […] to feel shame about our transness.
“That is a goal, they want to eradicate us, and if they make examples of people like me and my gorgeous friend Dylan [Mulvaney], they are one step closer to that eradication.”
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Rose added: “The thing I feel more than shame or embarrassment […] is this intense passion in my gut that says ‘this is work is not over, and we have work to do, and my God do we have to do it.’
“We have to love each other harder […] and we are gonna have to hold each other in community tighter than ever.”
Rose’s clip has since received over 2.1million views and the comments section is flooded with comments from fans showing their support for the star.
“James I’m so so sorry. Stay safe, we might all be strangers on the internet, but we’ll help in any way we can,” one user said.
“James I’m so so sorry. Stay safe, we might all be strangers on the internet, but we’ll help in any way we can,” another added.
“Sending you so much love! You did not fail, not even close. Don’t ever let them take your shine away,” a third wrote.
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Who is Dylan Mulvaney?
Like Rose, Mulvaney is an actress, comedian, and influencer who rose to fame on TikTok in 2022 after she began detailing her gender transition in daily videos.
Since joining the platform, the University of Cincinnati alum has gained over 10.7million followers and received over 456million likes.
Outside of social media, Mulvaney is known for her roles in Awkwardness, The Honest Show, and Love Not Likes.
Mulvaney came out as transgender in March 2022, but in a 2023 interview with Variety, she explained that she has known since she was a kid.
“I came out to my mom at [age] 4. I told her, ‘I’m a girl.’ We were very, very religious so she was like, ‘God doesn’t make mistakes.’ But I didn’t know that I could transition. I didn’t know that there were options or resources,” Mulvaney explained.
“The first true nonbinary person that I grew close to was E.R. Fightmaster, who plays a really beloved character on Grey’s Anatomy. We met doing a comedy improv show at UCB. I was enamored by them… Just to watch someone so confidently, there was some swagger there in this, like, ‘I know who I am.’ I wanted that so desperately.
“I’m just really grateful that that was my first person I had met. Trans people really are some of the most important people you can have during a transition because at first, I think I was coveting the approval of cis women so desperately that I lost sight of the community that really matters and that I really want to represent, which is trans people, especially trans-feminine people,” Mulvaney added.
While Mulvaney might come from a “very religious” family, she revealed that she and her mom and now “BBFs” who “fight like sisters.
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