Lena Waithe thrills with her LGBT + speech at the Emmys
GAYLES.TV.- Lena Waithe made history: for the first time a black and lesbian woman wins a Emmy al Best Screenplay of a series of comedy. Written next to Aziz Ansari, creator of the series Master of none, narrates the exit from the Denise (character played by Waithe). His speech was undoubtedly the most emotional moment of the awards ceremony in the Microsoft Theater de Los Angeles.
The episode "Thanksgiving»Account through the passage of different Thanksgiving meals how Denise discover his homosexuality and how his family faces it. In addition to a departure from the character's wardrobe, it is also a very personal story. Because Waithe he wanted to dedicate the prize to his mother: "A my mother for inspiring this story and letting me share it with the rest of the world. I love you, ma" He also had words for Alana Mayo, your partner you want more "than to life itself".
Waithe he wanted to vindicate the group in his thanks and said: «Last but not least, my family LGBTQIA. I see each and every one of us. What makes us different is ours superpower. Every day when you walk out the door and put on your imaginary cloak, you have to go there and conquer the world, because the world would not be so beautiful if we were not in it«.
Lena Waithe makes history
With this award the screenwriter becomes the third woman in winning it in the same category in the past twenty years, together with Ellen DeGeneres (for him "Episode of the puppy") Y Tina Fey, who has won it twice. The lesbian record was completed with the statuette for the best supporting actress in a comedy for the comedy program Saturday night live a Kate McKinnon. And the award to «San Junipero«, The episode of Black Mirror awarded as the best television film that focused on a love story between two women.
Source: La Vanguaday, Lesbians
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