Premium Content:

Transparent's Jeffrey Tambor dedicates award to trans community

transparent

‘Transparent’ star Jeffrey Tambor has taken out the Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor for his portrayal of transgender character Maura Pfefferman.

- Advertisement -

The series follows Maura’s journey as she begins life as a woman after many years of living as a man, learning to navigate the world as her true identity.

The veteran actor has dedicated his win to transgender people everywhere who do not have the advantages that his affluent character is afforded.

“I’d just like to dedicate this award to the non-Maura Pfeffermans, who don’t have a lot of cash, for their operations, for their medicine, for their freedom.”

Tambor told Entertainment Weekly that he’d been receiving letters from people telling him how the show has helped people feel free, find authenticity and seen them through tough times.

“I wanted to especially reach out to the people who are not Maura Pfefferman and don’t shop in the mall, things like that, and people who are really scraping by to get their freedom,” he said.

The LGBTI community were represented numerous times at this years ceremony, with Queen Latifah picking up an award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor for her portrayal of bisexual chanteuse Bessie Smith in HBO’s ‘Bessie’, while Lea DeLaria and her cast-mates won best ensemble for their work in ‘Orange is the New Black’.

Latest

On This Gay Day | Nona Hendryx was born in 1944

The singer was part of LaBelle before launching her successful solo career.

Freo Dockers reveal 2025 Pride round jumper

AFLW star Kiara Bowers has highlighted the importance of inclusion in the game.

Alice Topp returns to West Australian Ballet for ‘Macbeth’ in 2026

The production will have its world premiere in New Zealand before heading to Perth.

Couch Potato | ‘Blue Lights’ returns for a gripping third season

The peelers from Belfast return for a tense new season.

Newsletter

Don't miss

On This Gay Day | Nona Hendryx was born in 1944

The singer was part of LaBelle before launching her successful solo career.

Freo Dockers reveal 2025 Pride round jumper

AFLW star Kiara Bowers has highlighted the importance of inclusion in the game.

Alice Topp returns to West Australian Ballet for ‘Macbeth’ in 2026

The production will have its world premiere in New Zealand before heading to Perth.

Couch Potato | ‘Blue Lights’ returns for a gripping third season

The peelers from Belfast return for a tense new season.

‘Urinetown, The Musical’ will be on stage this November

The show is being staged at The Liberty Theatre in the city.

On This Gay Day | Nona Hendryx was born in 1944

The singer was part of LaBelle before launching her successful solo career.

Freo Dockers reveal 2025 Pride round jumper

AFLW star Kiara Bowers has highlighted the importance of inclusion in the game.

Alice Topp returns to West Australian Ballet for ‘Macbeth’ in 2026

The production will have its world premiere in New Zealand before heading to Perth.