“If your revolution does not include Black Queer voices, it is anti-black.”
Photo: WireImage Justice Smith advocated for queer and trans inclusion in the Black Lives Matter movement while also coming out publicly as queer in an Instagram post Friday night. The Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom actor shared his experience at a Black Lives Matter protest in New Orleans, writing that he was “disappointed to see certain people eager to say Black Lives Matter, but hold their tongue when Trans/Queer was added.
” Smith attended the protest with his partner, Queen Sugar actor Nicholas Ashe, and emphasized that “if your revolution does not include Black Queer voices, it is anti-black,” also referencing the death of Tony McDade, a trans man who was shot and killed by police in Florida on May 27.
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