Dominick Evans had a contentious relationship with their parents, particularly their mother, which escalated when they came out at the age of 16.
17 Facts About Dominick Evans
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Dominick Evans was close with their grandparents Willis "Willie" and Melba "Noonie" Ryan, who helped raise Dom and their older brother.
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Dominick Evans had a difficult childhood where they were bullied incessantly at school.
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In 2018, Dominick Evans was featured in the book American Hate: Survivors Speak Out by community activist and professor Arjun Singh Sethi.
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Dominick Evans's chapter explores an experience in high school where he was tortured by classmates as a part of a senior prank when he was a sophomore along with his fear of being outed publicly in his neighborhood.
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Dominick Evans's films tend to be about marginalized individuals, and they work with diverse film crews that are predominantly made up of minority filmmakers.
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Dominick Evans has been advocating for the disability community since youth.
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Dominick Evans is one of the few people to have the privilege of controlling a robot at the White House from across the country.
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Dominick Evans previously worked at the Center for Disability Rights in New York as a media and entertainment advocate.
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In 2016, Dominick Evans was involved in protests against the film Me Before You, a film in which a disabled man travels to Switzerland for assisted suicide.
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Dominick Evans is a leading voice in the movement for marriage equality for people with disabilities.
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Dominick Evans directed the video from home, where they were in bed, due to chronic pain.
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Dominick Evans believes that they have proven that disabled directors are capable of directing from any location.
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Dominick Evans was named one of eight "LGBT influencers you need to know in New York City" in the summer of 2016 by Time Out.
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Dominick Evans was named one of New Mobility's 2016 People of the Year for being part of a protest against assisted suicide.
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Dominick Evans has started consulting on scripts for studios such as Lionsgate and shows airing on networks like Netflix.
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Dominick Evans was diagnosed with a degenerative neuromuscular disorder spinal muscular atrophy at age 4, and has had to use a wheelchair full-time since 1997.