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Wanda Sykes Urges Protection of Trans Community Amid Political Attacks

Sykes was honored alongside Niecy Nash-Betts, Bowen Yang, Tramell Tillman, Michael Urie and more at the Critics Choice Association's Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television on Friday.

Held Friday evening at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, the event honored over a dozen artists whose work has helped to expand representation, deepen storytelling and bring visibility to a wide range of LGBTQ+ experiences. In a surprise appearance, comedian Leslie Jones lit up the room while presenting the Reality TV Award to the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17, delivering a tribute that was equal parts hilarious, heartfelt, and deeply personal. Urie reflected on his legacy role as Marc St. James in Ugly Betty, one of the earliest openly gay characters on network television, and the tension of living authentically in an industry that didn’t fully accept queerness at the time.

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