Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#TonyAwards 2023: All the #Snubs, #Surprises and #Standouts From #Broadway’s Biggest Night.

#DenéeBenton got in perhaps the deepest #dig when she “accidentally” referred to #Fascist #Florida #Governor #RonDeSantis, as a “#grandwizard,” a term for the leaders of the #racist #hategroup, the #KKK.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Allies #Gender #Equality #TransRights #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #TV #Representation #Culture

https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/tony-awards-2023-snubs-surprises-1235640514/

Tony Awards 2023: Snubs and Surprises from Broadway's Big Night

In a Broadway awards ceremony without a script, there were bound to be unexpected twists, turns and upsets. Here are the biggest snubs, surprises and standouts from the 2023 Tony Awards. SNUB: The …

Variety
Jun 12, 2023 at 11:11pmWeb
Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jun 12, 2023

#AlexNewell and #JHarrisonGhee become first #openly #nonbinary #TonyAward #winners ‘You have to free yourself’.

Newell scooped the #BestPerformance by an #Actor in a #FeaturedRole in a #Musical award for their turn as #Lulu in #Shucked. Ghee took home the win for #BestPerformance by an #Actor in a #LeadinRole in a #Musical for their perfomance as Jerry/Daphne in the #Broadway #production of #SomeLikeItHot

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/12/tony-awards-alex-newell-j-harrison-ghee-first-non-binary-winners-speeches/

Alex Newell and J Harrison Ghee become first openly non-binary Tony winners: ‘You have to free yourself’

Broadway stars Alex Newell and J Harrison Ghee broke new ground as the first openly non-binary Tony Award winners, leaving queer fans in awe.

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Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jun 12, 2023

#Tony-#winning #director #wins #support after #speech #reclaiming the #slur #faggot is #censored: ‘Instantly #iconic.

While #traditionally used as an #insult towards #gay #men, the #term has recently been #reclaimed by countless #LGBTQ+ individuals in order to strip it of its #hateful #connotations.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/12/michael-arden-tony-award-acceptance-speech-censored-f-slur/

Tony-winning director wins support after speech reclaiming f-slur is censored: ‘Instantly iconic’

Michael Arden won the Tony for Best Direction of a Musical at the 2023 Tony Awards, but was censored during his speech reclaiming the f-slur.

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