Emmy Awards 2015: Social Significance Face-Off2 of 2
Winning two major awards, the groundbreaking series Transparent did much to bring attention to and celebrate transgender individuals. Jill Solloway, after winning for Best Directing for a Comedy Series, told of the rights still being denied transgendered persons and publicized TransEquality.org. Jeffrey Tambor, as he accepted the Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, dedicating his award to the transgender community, saying: “Thank you for your patience, thank you for your courage, thank you for your story, thank you for your inspiration, thank you for letting us be part of this change.”
PeopleJeffrey Tambor
Photo by Kevin Winter - © 2015 Getty Images - Image courtesy gettyimages.com