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Wanda Sykes Urges Hollywood to ‘Protect Our Trans Brothers and Sisters’ at Critics Choice LGBTQ+ Celebration: ‘That’s Our Next Movement’

Wanda Sykes urged the entertainment industry and beyond to 'protect our trans brothers and sisters.'

Comedian Wanda Sykes has a rallying cry for the entertainment industry and beyond: “Protect our trans brothers and sisters… that’s our next movement.” Accepting the award from “Wanda Does It” co-star Tim Bagley, Sykes said, “I can’t think of a community that’s more loving than who we are. You keep going, not for the applause – but for the impact.” She concluded her speech by urging the audience to “keep breaking ground together until there’s not one closet left to hide in.”

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