So when you think of Candy, what are the moments that you think of first?
I always see her in that moment in the diner with Pray Tell and she’s asking him to include the new category. You know, she’s really trying to come at it in a professional way, but then the Candy nature takes over and she’s throwing food and she’s like, “motherf er!” [Laughs.] What was great is that essence, you see her full color even in the moments of “Never Knew Love Like This Before.” That’s when I feel like I see her at her best and, unfortunately, we’re seeing her in her best light was after she was gone. That is the way that it works for many trans women of color in America and around the world. So I, like many of the other trans women, want to remember them at their best, at the top of their game. I think we owe it to ourselves and to the legacy to share our triumphs as well as our struggles.