CREDIT: TERI PENGILLEY
Mya Taylor is the breakout star of groundbreaking transgender comedy-drama Tangerine, where she plays a sex worker whose adventures on the seedy streets of Hollywood are both hilarious and heartbreaking. A sensation at the Sundance Film Festival, it also wowed audiences at last month’s London Film Festival, which is when Attitude caught up with Taylor, 24, to chat about issues raised by the film, progress in the transgender community and why haters should mind their own damn business…
How do you feel about the producers of Tangerine launching an Oscar campaign for Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and yourself as best actress and best supporting actress?