WATCH: Sterling K. Brown speaks out for Black trans lives during GLAAD Media Awards

Sterling K. Brown spoke out for Black trans lives and presented the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary to Disclosure, accepted by Laverne Cox and director Sam Feder.

When presenting the award, Brown said: “Friends, I’m so proud to stand with the LGBTQ community tonight, just as the LGBTQ community stands with Black and diverse communities. Black Lives Matter, Black Trans Lives Matter, and I know we’re going to keep spreading that message of unity and justice until every one of us is safe to live the lives we love.”

When accepting the award, Laverne Cox said: “We are looking for people to move beyond acceptance to radical acceptance, to radical self-love. To the trans youth watching right now, we want you to know that you’re anointed, that despite all of the attacks that might be happening against you, you are divine. You deserve to be. You are here for a reason. You must survive to fulfill that divine purpose. I love you!”