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Ryan Murphy had a message for LGBTQ individuals in all places whereas accepting the Carol Burnett award for TV excellence through the 2023 Golden Globes on Jan. 10. “It’s hard being an LGBTQ kid in America,” he reminded audiences whereas slamming locations like Florida, the place the “Don’t Say Gay” invoice and different anti-LGBTQ laws name residence.
After a passionate intro from Billy Porter, Ryan took the stage. While grascious as might be, the American Horror Story star used his platform to pay tribute to a few of Hollywood’s most gifted LGBTQ actors. After thanking Billy, he gave Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, the star of Pose, the stand ovation she missed final yr when the Globes had been off the air. In 2021, she made historical past as the primary trans individual to win a Golden Globe.
Ryan then championed collaborators Niecy Nash-Betts, Matt Bomer, and Jeremy Pope for residing their truths. Explaining why he works so laborious to signify his LGBTQ friends on display screen, he mentioned, “When I was a young person at home in the ’70s watching The Carol Burnett Show, I never ever saw a person like me getting an award or even being a character on a TV show.” Reminding individuals of the stakes, he mentioned, “It’s hard being an LGBTQ kid in America. In fact, all over the world, then and now. And I have one word for you, Florida.”
Turning again to his collaborators, Ryan instructed the audiences, “You are often told you will have to hide your light to survive. But for those kids watching, tonight I offer up MJ and Billy and Niecy and Matt and Jeremy as examples of possibility. My mission was to take the invisible, the unloved, and make them the heroes I long to see but never did in pop culture.”
Ryan has made fairly the impression on the Golden Globes through the years. He received finest drama in 2005 for Nip/Tuck, finest comedy/musical collection wins for Glee in 2010 and 2011, and received within the restricted collection, anthology class for 2017’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and 2019’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. All in all, he’s earned 16 Golden Globe nominations.
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