Cynthia Nixon is proud to stand up for the LGBT community.
Nixon gave a passionate speech at a solidarity rally protesting President Trump’s immigration ban outside the iconic Stonewall Inn this weekend, kicking it off with the line, “Hello brothers. Hello sisters. Hello siblings who reject the gender binary.”
Nixon, who has been married to wife Christine Marinoni since 2012, went on to say, “As LGBT people, we know how important coming out is, but I would argue that our coming out has never been more important than it is right now.”
“We need to come out not just as queer, but as people who know all too well what it feels like to be put in a box that says ‘other,’ less than,’ ‘easy target if you’re looking for someone to bully, harass, discriminate against, demonize, beat up, even kill,” the “Sex and the City” star continued.
Nixon also addressed Trump choice of Mike Pence as his vice president. “We don’t know yet what Donald Trump has in store for us, and chances are he doesn’t either,” she jabbed. “He poses as our ally … but he chooses Mike Pence, the poster boy for anti-LGBT rhetoric, legislation and conversion therapy, as his vice president.”
On Trump’s immigration ban, Nixon stated: “We must fight hard and yell loud for ourselves. We have come too far to be turned back now, but we must fight just as hard and yell just as loud for Muslims — both those here and those trying to get here.”
Nixon finished her speech by saying, “Be different. Be other. Be you. We need you!”