holy crap this is easily the best Tony Award speech of the entire night. hell yes to all of this
"This is dedicated to the beautiful tapestry of immigrant families who make this country really special. May you one day not have to audition for the empathy that should be freely given by this country that benefits from your beauty. To the queer and trans communities that always will exist, no matter what people in power try to take away from them. To the people of Palestine who deserve to live a free life β a full life β without occupation. ... If there's one thing we can learn from vampires, it's that life is short, but that's its gift. Find beauty in the ephemeral and gratitude in what is not promised."
βAli Louis Bourzgui, winning Featured Actor in a Musical for The Lost Boys
Qween Jean just became the first openly trans person to ever win a Tony Award
"We are here for the legacy of queer people. Trans people, we have to take up space. We have to shift the paradigm."
hell yes to this acceptance speech from Qween Jean, who just became the first openly trans person to ever win a Tony
"We are here for the legacy of queer people. Trans people, we have to take up space. We have to shift the paradigm...the world right now is deeply, deeply combating so many ailments, and we know as a society that when we come together we can make real, permanent change."
Qween won Best Costume Design for a Musical for Cats: The Jellicle Ball
My dad threw up and drank a comically small bottle of Jack Danielβs when he found out I was trans before threatening to kick me out. Now he comes to my drag brunch and harasses my boyfriend with memes on his phone.
People change!