{"id":44607,"date":"2016-09-19T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T04:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/68th-primetime-emmys-laverne-cox-jill-soloway-jeffrey-tambor-share-support-for-trans-community-from-stage\/"},"modified":"2016-09-19T00:01:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T04:01:36","slug":"68th-primetime-emmys-laverne-cox-jill-soloway-jeffrey-tambor-share-support-for-trans-community-from-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/68th-primetime-emmys-laverne-cox-jill-soloway-jeffrey-tambor-share-support-for-trans-community-from-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"68th Primetime Emmys: Laverne Cox, Jill Soloway, Jeffrey Tambor share support for trans community from stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

68th Primetime Emmys: Laverne Cox, Jill Soloway, Jeffrey Tambor share support for trans<\/a> community from stage<\/b><\/p>\n

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The 68th<\/sup> Annual Primetime Emmy Awards aired live<\/a> on ABC tonight from Los Angeles and several LGBTQ creators, actors, and inclusive series took home awards. Transparent <\/em>creator Jill Soloway and star Jeffrey Tambor used their stage time to draw attention to the transgender community and some of the issues they face, as did presenter Laverne Cox.<\/p>\n

\"\"Soloway, the out creator of Transparent<\/em>, picked up the award in Outstanding Directing in a Comedy series. This is her second year in a row winning in this category. “When you take women<\/a>, people of color, trans<\/a> people, queer people and you put them at the center of the story, the subjects instead of the objects. You change the world,” Soloway said. “[…] Thank you to the trans<\/a> community for your lived lives. We need to stop violence against transgender women<\/a> and topple the patriarchy!”<\/p>\n

\"\"Tambor won the award in Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Maura on Transparent<\/em>, this is his second win in the category for this role. Tambor used his stage time to call<\/a> for more trans<\/a> talent to be included on screen. “To you people out there, to you producers, and you network owners, and you agents and you creative sparks: please give transgender talent a chance. Give them auditions, give them their story, do that. One more thing, I would not be unhappy were I the last cisgender male<\/a> to play a female<\/a> transgender [character] on television. We have work to do!” Orange is the New Black <\/em>and Doubt <\/em>star Laverne Cox echoed the sentiment when she got on stage to present another category.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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“Please give transgender talent a chance. Give them an audition. Give them their story!” @jeffreytambor<\/a> nailed it. #Emmys<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sarah Kate Ellis (@sarahkateellis) September 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"\"Out Saturday Night Live<\/em> star Kate McKinnon took home the Emmy award in Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Out actress Sarah Paulson won the Emmy in Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her work on The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story <\/em>and thanked her partner Holland Taylor on stage. Paulson took home a second award as the series, from out executive producers Ryan Murphy and Nina Jacobson, also won the Emmy in Outstanding Limited Series. LGBTQ-inclusive series Veep <\/em>(HBO) and Game of Thrones<\/em> (HBO) picked up the awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and Drama Series, respectively. Tatiana Maslany, who plays several clones including out scientist Cosima and transgender con man<\/a> Tony on Orphan Black,<\/em> took home her first Emmy in Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Awards were given out in other categories at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards which took place last weekend. Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, the co-directors and long-time partners behind Netflix’s Making A Murderer<\/em>, picked up four Emmys including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. Peter Scolari who played Hannah’s gay<\/a> father Tad Horvath on HBO’s Girls<\/em> took home the award in Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. The “Love Has No Labels” ad that went viral in the last year picked up the Emmy in Outstanding Commercial.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the winners!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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