00:00You're participating in our Trans Visibility panel.
00:02What do you hope people might take away from or learn from this conversation today?
00:06I think that the most important thing is that we are finally in a place where we can showcase our talents in the best way possible.
00:12There's no more of the fight against our struggles.
00:17Now it's a fight for our happiness and showing it and showcasing it on the television screen.
00:21So I think we're in a great place to talk about all of the new upcoming things,
00:24the things that we can work for, towards, and yeah, the great, wonderful future that we have ahead of us.
00:30This event is all about equity, inclusion, representation, accessibility, and diversity in Hollywood.
00:36How do you think it just makes the content coming out of Hollywood better when the industry embraces those principles?
00:41When there's more opportunity, when there's more diversity, it creates more inclusion, right?
00:45So I think that is the main goal is including everyone who has a stance, who has space, and who has courage to talk and speak up.
00:51So I think that's the space right there.
00:54You've been a trailblazer in the industry for you when you won a Golden Globe.
00:58What was that response like for you, and how did people share with you that it maybe made them feel seen
01:03and that they could achieve their goals in the industry?
01:05You know, at first it was hard to accept, but as time went on, I grew to understand that, you know, I was deserving of it.
01:11And when people saw that, it gave them space to know that when they get into a space like this
01:15and they work hard and get there, they're deserving of it as well.
01:18So that's all I wanted to do.
01:19I wanted to influence, inspire, and love.
01:21And finally, what's your message to allies in Hollywood?
01:24This is the Raising Our Voices event, but why is it time to raise their voices and stand up for trans rights in Hollywood?
01:29I think it's so crucial for our allies to stand up.
01:32There's not a lot of space for us in Hollywood.
01:35It's for the trans community specifically.
01:37I mean, we are making strides, but when we have our allies on our side,
01:40it just constantly continues to grow the dynamic.
01:43It makes the space wider.
01:44So I think that's what we can do, and I just shout them out, too.
01:47We have them.
01:48They are here.
01:48We love them, and we thank them.
01:50One last question.
01:51Congratulations on Lute being renewed.
01:54What's your hopes for Sophia in the next season?
01:56There's so many hopes for Sophia.
01:57There are a lot of things I know, but I can't share just yet.
02:00But there are some wonderful twists, plot turns that we didn't expect,
02:04and I'm excited for everybody in the audience to see it.
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