{"id":57355,"date":"2017-10-29T02:45:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T06:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/uzo-aduba-receives-the-hrc-ally-for-equality-award\/"},"modified":"2017-10-29T02:45:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T06:45:24","slug":"uzo-aduba-receives-the-hrc-ally-for-equality-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/uzo-aduba-receives-the-hrc-ally-for-equality-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzo Aduba Receives the HRC Ally For Equality Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Uzo Aduba Receives the HRC Ally For Equality Award<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bNtcJtAxiAw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Uzo Aduba Receives the HRC Ally For Equality Award\"><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bNtcJtAxiAw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>HRC honored Uzo Aduba with the HRC Ally for Equality Award. The award recognizes the outstanding efforts of those who publicly stand up for the LGBTQ community, committing their time and energy to improve the lives of LGBTQ people and advance equality for all Americans. Known internationally in part for her celebrated role as Suzanne &#8220;Crazy Eyes&#8221; Warren in the groundbreaking series Orange is the New Black, Aduba is an outspoken ally for the LGBTQ community who credits the show with helping educate her \u2014 along with the rest of America \u2014 about many of the unique challenges LGBTQ people face. While acknowledging the improvements that have been made, Aduba has also taken a public stance in calling for greater diversity in television, including a need for more authentic stories of LGBTQ people. The child of immigrants from Nigeria, Aduba has also spoken out about the marginalization and persecution of the LGBTQ community in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uzo Aduba Receives the HRC Ally For Equality Award 2017\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bNtcJtAxiAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uzo Aduba Receives the HRC Ally For Equality Award HRC honored Uzo Aduba with the HRC Ally for Equality Award. The award recognizes the outstanding efforts of those who publicly stand up for the LGBTQ community, committing their time and energy to improve the lives of LGBTQ people and advance equality for all Americans. 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