Ruby Rose: Difference between revisions

| pronouns=[[they/them|they]]/[[she/her|she]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/rubyrose/ @rubyrose Instagram bio], retrieved 25 September 2021</ref>

| gender=[[genderfluid]] [[nonbinary woman|woman]]<ref name="Gomez">{{Cite web |title=Gender-fluid Ruby Rose opens up about the backlash she's received for identifying as a lesbian |trans-title= |last=Gomez |first=Patrick |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=27 May 2020 |url= https://ew.com/celebrity/paul-lynde-life-legacy/ }}</ref>

Rose [[Coming out|came out]] as [[lesbian]] at age 12.<ref name="Fired up">{{cite web |title=Ruby Rose is back on TV and she's 'fired up and excited about everything again' |date=17 May 2015 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |publisher=News.com.au |url=http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-style/ruby-rose-is-back-on-tv-and-shes-fired-up-and-excited-about-everything-again/story-fnrmugv2-1227357715339}}</ref> Because of her sexuality and [[gender variance]], she was bullied, which included verbal and physical abuse by her male peers.<ref name="Swales">{{cite web|last1=Swales|first1=Amy|title=Ruby Rose has an uplifting message for anyone suffering from depression: "We all deserve to be here"|work=Stylist|date=11 October 2019|accessdate=31 March 2020|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/oitnb-ruby-rose-pens-inspiring-message-suffering-with-depression-mental-health/27585}}</ref><ref name="Jarvis">{{cite web |last1=Jarvis |first1=Erika |title=Ruby Rose: 'I used to pray to God that I wouldn't get breasts' |date=25 July 2014 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/25/ruby-rose-video-break-free-gender}}</ref> She was also sexually abused as a child by a relative.<ref name="Demons">{{cite web |title=Ruby Rose confronts her demons |date=22 May 2013 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/ruby-rose-confronts-her-demons/story-fni0bn79-1226647926640}}</ref> Rose experienced suicidal thoughts, and attempted suicide at age 12.<ref name="Fired up"/><ref name="Swales"/> Commenting on having attempted suicide multiple times throughout her life and being diagnosed with different disorders, including clinical depression (which was initially misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder,<ref name="Ryder">{{cite web|last1=Ryder|first1=Taryn|title=Ruby Rose opens up about depression and past suicide attempts |website=Yahoo! |date=11 October 2019 |accessdate=31 March 2020|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/batwoman-star-ruby-rose-opens-up-about-depression-suicide-attempts-as-young-as-12-for-world-mental-health-day-164800766.html}}</ref> she stated that she has struggled with mental health issues all of her life. She added, "What I have learned from the struggles of mental health is just how strong I am."<ref name="Ryder"/>

Rose has said that while growing up, she was convinced she was a boy, and she was saving up money to physically [[transition]] from female to male.<ref name="Jarvis"/><ref name="Borden">{{cite web |last1=Borden |first1=J.D. |title=10 Things You Want To Know About Ruby Rose, 'Orange is the New Black's New Heartbreaker |date=23 June 2015 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |work=Indiewire |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/06/10-things-you-want-to-know-about-ruby-rose-orange-is-the-new-blacks-new-heartbreaker-215042/}}</ref> She said, "It was in my mind as something I wanted to do and then I just... didn't. I guess I grew out of it. I even used to sleep on my front because I didn't want to get boobs ever, which I think worked actually."<ref name="Borden"/> She stated that modelling led her to discover [[androgyny]], and allowed her to model with different [[gender expression]]s. She recalled, "I remember being at a yum cha restaurant with my dad and the owner coming up and saying, 'Excuse me, we're trying to work out if you're a handsome boy or a beautiful girl.' It was a compliment and I was shocked, and when I thought about it I actually wanted to be a handsome boy."<ref name="Gillespie">{{cite web |last1=Gillespie |first1=Claire |title=5 Reasons Ruby Rose is killing it right now |date=25 July 2014 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |publisher=SheKnows.com|url=http://www.sheknows.com/beauty-and-style/articles/1072193/ruby-rose-on-breaking-free-from-gender-stereotypes}}</ref>

In 2014 Rose released ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFjsSSDLl8w Break Free]'', a short film in which they visually transform from a very feminine woman to a heavily tattooed man<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruby Rose Career |date=25 July 2019 |access-date=13 July 2015 |publisher=starktimes.com|url=https://starktimes.com/rubi-rose-wiki-biography-age-height-boyfriend-and-more/}}</ref>. Soon after this, she came out as nonbinary, saying that in regards to gender "I feel like I'm neither".<ref name="Jarvis" /> In 2015 she said, "I am very [[gender fluid]] and feel more like I wake up every day sort of [[gender neutral]]."<ref name="Molloy">{{Cite web |title=Ruby Rose says she doesn't identify as female or male, after releasing a gender-bending short film |author=Molloy, Shannon |work=NewsComAu |date=14 January 2015 |access-date=27 May 2020 |url= https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/ruby-rose-says-she-doesnt-identify-as-female-or-male-after-releasing-a-genderbending-short-film/news-story/c45af1108f39bff4594778e4cc4abe74}}</ref>