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# Celebrities sign open letter in support of trans community
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/celebrities-sign-open-letter-in-support-of-trans-community/
- Published: 2021-04-02T10:11:20.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-02T07:08:50.000Z
- Description: Nearly 500 signed an open letter of support for the trans community in honour of the Trans Day of Visibility.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, Cara Delevingne, Glaad, Laverne Cox, LGBTQ, Sarah McBride, Trans Day of Visibility, Trans Rights, trans women, Transgender, US

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LGBTQ+ stars including **Cara Delevingne, Janelle Monae**, **Laverne Cox** and **Wanda Sykes** signed an [open letter](https://www.glaad.org/tdovletter?ref=scenemag.co.uk) of support for the trans community in honour of the **Trans Day of Visibility** (**March 31**). The letter, published by LGBTQ+ advocacy group **GLAAD** and trans activist **Raquel Willis**, was addressed to trans women and girls, who have been *“an integral part of the fight for gender liberation”,* but are facing increasing hostility across the world.

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Raquel Willis

It wrote: *“We believe that honoring the diversity of women’s experiences is a strength, not a detriment to the feminist cause. All of us deserve the same access, freedoms, and opportunities.”* It then called for the *“long history of assaults”* against trans women to end, pointing out the rising number of laws against trans athletes in the **US** as well as the fact that 2020 was the deadliest year on record for trans Americans.

It concluded: *“We all must fight against the unnecessary and unethical barriers placed on trans women and girls by lawmakers and those who co-opt the feminist label in the name of division and hatred.”* Nearly 500 signed the letter altogether, including LGBTQ+ advocacy groups such as the **Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project** and **GLSEN**. It was also signed by a handful of politicians, including **Sarah McBride**, who is the first out trans [state senator](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/sarah-mcbride-sworn-in-as-us-senator/) in the US.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/trans-flag-march-600-400.jpg)