Transgender trailblazer Laverne Cox and Dance Moms alum JoJo Siwa lead the celebrities appearing at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards, which aired Thursday on Hulu.
Laverne, 48, was at the virtual LGBTQ ceremony to accept the award for best documentary for Netflix s Disclosure, which she executive produced. When I saw [director Sam Feder s] exhaustive research into the history of Hollywood s portrayals of trans people, I was completely blown away. I ve always known that if we don t know our history, own that history, and fully internalize the lessons of that history - we are doomed to repeat it, Cox said in her moving speech.
JoJo Siwa has revealed she has a girlfriend as she reflected on coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community while chatting to Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday.
The YouTube and TikTok star, 17, gushed about her wonderful, perfect, most beautiful partner, and said it was her other half who encouraged her to come out publicly by posting her picture in a Best. Gay. Cousin. Ever. shirt.
She added that while she felt it was a risk to come out she knew more people would accept it than not, and she was delighted she could share what makes her the happiest with the world .