Marina Summers pays tribute to all women this Women's Month
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Despite the hate, Marina Summers could not be prouder to be recognized as a woman.
Drag Queen Marina Summers could not be prouder to be included in an artwork alongside some of the strong women known today, as seen in a Facebook post by a local news outlet celebrating International Women's Day.
“As a proud trans woman, I'm truly elated and honored to be included and celebrated,” she captioned her Instagram post.
Despite the honor she felt, Marina shared that she could not ignore the hate comments in the post directed at her. The drag queen admitted that homophobic and transphobic slurs are not new to her, but her heart goes out to all trans women who face this daily.
“My heart goes out to all my trans sisters who face this daily, not just on social media but in real life too. And to every woman, of every background, who endures misogynistic remarks and acts in this harsh world every day of their lives,” she said.
To end her post, she paid tribute to all women: “So today, I pay tribute to all the women who dare to live fully every single day. Here's to the women who lead, who rest, who love, who survive—and to every woman still finding her path.”
She also noted that every woman deserves to be shaped by a supportive, loving, accepting, and understanding environment, just as she was.
“Happy International Women's Day. Mabuhay ang mga kababaihan! ABANTE BABAE! ✊🏼💖💐,” she ended her post.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROUD TRANS MEN AND WOMEN CELEBRITIES IN THIS GALLERY:
It can be recalled that Marina came out as a trans woman just this February, saying that she felt it was the right moment to do so.
“Since I was a child, I've always felt feminine — even deep into the parts that I didn't always know how to name. For so many years, I poured that energy into carving a life that required me to move at full speed. Becoming the person I've always seen myself as felt like something I'd get to 'later,' something I gently pushed to the side while I tried to catch every other dream first,” she said.
In early 2025, she decided to finally transition and later undergo hormone replacement therapy. She added that she wanted to keep her transition private and within close circles because she needed the “space to feel it, to heal, to simply exist in my own skin without the outside noise.”
