Emmys 2019: Patricia Arquette's Powerful Winning Speech Advocating for Trans Rights is Being Lauded by Netizens
Patricia Arquette took home the Emmy award for her performance in The Act in the category of supporting actress in a limited series or movie and it was a well-deserved win. The actress used the stage to speak about trasn rights while also remembering late sister Alexis Arquette.
Patricia Arquette took home the prestigious Emmy Award for supporting actress in a limited series or movie for her performance in The Act. The American true-crime drama series starre Arquette in the role of Dee Dee Blanchard, an overprotective mother to Joey King's Gypsy. The series revolved around their toxic relationship and there are no doubts that Arquette deserved every bit of this honour. While accepting her award, Patricia demanded equal rights for the transgender community in her speech, as she remembered her late sister Alexis. Emmys 2019: Fans Get Emotional as Game Of Thrones Cast Shares Stage For One Last Time! (Read Tweets).
Patricia said, "In my heart, I’m so sad I lost my sister Alexis and that trans people are still being persecuted. I’m in mourning every day of my life, Alexis and I will be the rest of my life for you until we change the world so that trans people are not persecuted and give them jobs. They are human beings, let’s give them jobs. Let’s get rid of this bias that we have everywhere.”
Alexis was 47 when she passed away from a heart attack after a long battle with HIV. Arquette's speech certainly struck a chord with many and social media is hailing her for talking about the trans rights at the big platform. Emmys 2019: Michelle Williams Wins Best Actress For Fosse/Verdon But Her Perfect Acceptance Speech Wins Hearts.
Thank You for Being an LGBT Ally:
Alexis is Certainly Cheering for Patricia:
Necessary Call for Trans Rights:
This is not the first time Arquette has used her popularity and platform to talk about important issues. In 2015, Arquette demanded equality during Oscars. She said, “To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s rights,” she said. “It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America.”
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