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" I'm incredibly proud to be the first trans director to be nominated for an Oscar. "

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" 'Strong Island' has been a labor of love and dedication on the part of so many people, that it's just an incredible recognition to be honored. And to be the first trans director - and, I believe, the first African-American trans director - to be nominated for an Academy Award is incredibly, incredibly special to me. "

" Violence against the other, and the way we otherize people out of fear, has to be examined across the board. "

" There are people who get to be three-dimensional humans in the United States, and there are people who do not. "

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Criminal Justice

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