My unexpected Pride icon: Adriana from The Sopranos fought for acceptance and safety. I can relate

A trans woman reflects on how Adriana La Cerva from The Sopranos—a mob girlfriend whose survival hinged on performing femininity—became an unexpected symbol of her own struggles. Like Adriana, she understands the precariousness of safety when you don’t fit the mold, and she found kinship in the character’s messy, glittering defiance.