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Ryan Murphy had a message for LGBTQ individuals in every single place whereas accepting the Carol Burnett award for TV excellence throughout the 2023 Golden Globes on Jan. 10. “It’s onerous being an LGBTQ child in America,” he reminded audiences whereas slamming locations like Florida, the place the “Don’t Say Homosexual” invoice and different anti-LGBTQ laws name residence.
After a passionate intro from Billy Porter, Ryan took the stage. Whereas grascious as may be, the American Horror Story star used his platform to pay tribute to a few of Hollywood’s most gifted LGBTQ actors. After thanking Billy, he gave Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, the star of Pose, the stand ovation she missed final 12 months when the Globes had been off the air. In 2021, she made historical past as the primary trans individual to win a Golden Globe.
Ryan then championed collaborators Niecy Nash-Betts, Matt Bomer, and Jeremy Pope for dwelling their truths. Explaining why he works so onerous to signify his LGBTQ friends on display, he stated, “Once I was a teenager at residence within the ’70s watching The Carol Burnett Present, I by no means ever noticed an individual like me getting an award and even being a personality on a TV present.” Reminding individuals of the stakes, he stated, “It’s onerous being an LGBTQ child in America. In truth, everywhere in the world, then and now. And I’ve one phrase for you, Florida.”
Turning again to his collaborators, Ryan advised the audiences, “You might be usually advised you’ll have to disguise your mild to outlive. However for these children watching, tonight I provide up MJ and Billy and Niecy and Matt and Jeremy as examples of chance. My mission was to take the invisible, the unloved, and make them the heroes I lengthy to see however by no means did in popular culture.”
Ryan has made fairly the impression on the Golden Globes over time. He gained greatest drama in 2005 for Nip/Tuck, greatest comedy/musical collection wins for Glee in 2010 and 2011, and gained within the restricted collection, anthology class for 2017’s The Individuals v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and 2019’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. All in all, he’s earned 16 Golden Globe nominations.
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