black people needed to have representation in certain areas. and, the entertainment industry, i mean now we can look and we see target commercials with mixed race couples, not just black and, white but also indian, native american asian, and it is like exactly. if you want to attract a consumer, make sure that your consumer can see themselves. right. i mean, you know, exactly. and, julianna, the same question to you, do you feel even more need to be visible when conservatives are trying to silence voices like yours? absolutely. i mean, at the end of the day, i m an actor, trying to live my life and do what i, love do i wish that my was not such a political statement yes because it can get exhausting but that is the reality. reality is that you know, the trans community, we are less
i will speak with marty gold cummings, the drag star who is defending their art form from criminalization. state representatives embryonic to tone who are defending their voices in platforms in state legislatures. raven s ammonia and julianna to queer women of color defending lgbtq plus representation in the media and who just made history making the first out character on the disney channel. and kelly robinson, president of the human rights who is literally protecting the right of queer people to exist. but first, to the breaking news of the night, the supreme court has ruled in favor of a website designer who wanted to deny her services for same-sex weddings, despite no one asking her to provide such a service. in this 63 decision the disservice of conservative led court to refuse to serve members of a protected class based on religious beliefs, essentially legalizing discrimination against the lgbtq+ community. in her dissent, justice sonia sotomayor wrote, quote, today the
characters. you don t have to walk into the writers room like i will write a transgender character who is because at the end of the day everyone has triggers issues, and all kinds of mental problems and it doesn t matter what your gender expression, is what your sexuality is, it is about the talent. it is about the perseverance, it is about professionalism, so, open up these casting rooms, and also it is a part of the entertainment job to, like i said earlier, show representation of all scales. there are scales on everyone s title you know what i mean, even as a black woman we go from dark to chocolate all the way to white chocolate. and there s so many kinds and everyone deserves to be seen. there is enough views and julianna, let me give you the last word what message do you hope to send two young viewers who may be struggling with their own gender identity? i would just say that no matter what your experience is valid, and you are worthy of loving, of being loved, and know t
yeah, the cool thing about the entertainment industry is i mean, yes, it is my responsibility because at some point with an hour history even black people needed to have representation in certain areas. and, the entertainment industry, i mean now we can look and we see target commercials with mixed race couples, not just black and, white but also indian, native american asian, and it is like exactly. if you want to attract a consumer, make sure that your consumer can see themselves. right. i mean, you know, exactly. and, julianna, the same question to you, do you feel even more need to be visible when conservatives are trying to silence voices like yours? absolutely. i mean, at the end of the day, i m an actor, trying to live my life and do what i, love do i wish that my was not such a political statement yes because it can get exhausting but that is the reality. reality is that you know, the trans community, we are less than 1. 8% of the population what people know about, us
be someone else s best friend from television the way raven was for you. raven-symoné, julianna, joel thank you both so much for your time. thank you for having us. yes, thank you. ahead, the president of the human rights campaign, kelly robinson on her organization s new emergency declaration for lgbtq+ americans.