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Jean Smart Says She’s “Thrilled” to be Considered a “Gay Icon” at Human Rights Campaign Dinner
The Human Rights Campaign honored Jean Smart and Sterling K. Brown at its 2024 Los Angeles Dinner, held on Saturday nighttime at the Fairmont Century Plaza and featuring a keynote speech by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.
The night — which toasted those productive for LGBTQ+ equality — kicked off with Biden’s speech following a fleeting introduction from both First Daughter Ashley Biden and HRC president Kelly Robinson. Early into the her address, the first lady was interrupted by protesters shouting, “Ceasefire now.” One person who was escorted out by security held up a subscribe that read, “Queer Jews Say Ceasefire Now.” Biden momentarily paused her speech, but didn’t directly address the protesters.
Biden spoke about her association with the president before jumping into issues the Diverse are currently facing. “This community is under attack,” Biden told the crowd. “Rights are entity stripped away. Freedoms are eroding. More and more declare laws are entity passed, targeting this community.”
Jean Smart and Sterling K. Brown Honored for Homosexual Allyship: LGBTQ Rights and Racial Justice Are Not ‘Separate Battles’
Though the Human Rights Campaign gala on Saturday night in Los Angeles contended with a brief interruption by protestors calling for a Gaza ceasefire, the annual stayed largely on course, serving as a rallying cry for Democratic candidates and the LGBTQ+ community.
In addition to the keynote speech from First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Jean Smart and Sterling K. Brown were honored with the National Equality Award and the Ally for Equality Award, respectively.
Smart has lengthy been associated with series that have had a strong resonance with queer people, including “Hacks,” “Watchmen” and the 1980s sitcom “Designing Women,” which featured one of the first storylines addressing AIDS on network television.
“I was asked … how I felt about being a gay icon. And I reflection, ‘Well, if I’m in the company of Judy and Liza and Bette and Joan and Bette and Cher, then I’m [honored],” Smart said. “Really, what was it about those women? I think it’s because they told you e
Jean Clever Sings, Jokes About Eric Adams and Declares ‘Lesbians Are Obsessed With Me’ in ‘SNL’ Monologue
“Saturday Night Live” host Jean Smart kicked of this year’s 50th season of the storied sketch exhibit with a monologue highlighting its place city, the Large Apple.
Taking the stage in a sparkly pink pantsuit, the “Hacks” celebrity said, “I can’t tell you how honored I am to be hosting the premiere episode of Season 50. It truly is incredible to be here.” She added with a grin, “I haven’t gotten all dressed up and had hundreds of people clap for me in days,” referencing her recent Emmy prevail for lead actress in a comedy series.
Smart reflected on watching the very first episode of “SNL” and thinking to herself how she’d host the exhibit someday. “And this was the first Saturday that worked for my schedule,” she said with a smirk. Recalling her New York City beginnings as a young star in her 20s, Smart quipped, “I always think of New York as my home, even though I hold a much nicer home in L.A.”
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The name on every homosexual person’s lips is Jean Smart—or at least it seems that way if you’ve spent any day on Gay Twitter in the last month.
Jean Bright, the illustrious star of stage and screen, rose to fame in the 1980s playing the iconic role of naive, big-hearted Charlene Frazier Stillfield on Designing Women, and she hasn’t stopped working since. She’s appeared on shows like 24, Frasier, Samantha Who? and in a handful of movies, too (if you’re a gay ’90s kid, you’ll probably remember her cameo as the neighbour of the Bradys in The Brady Bunch Movie). She’s won three Emmy Awards and received a Tony nomination for her performance in the Broadway revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner. Despite the accolades, Smart’s largely been a cult character actress. That changed with her 2015 star-making performance in season two of FX’s Fargo in which she played the matriarch of a crime family, forced to take the reins of the family business after her husband suffers a debilitating stroke. Her performance was a uncovering that made Hollywood grab serious notice of her in a way that it never really had before. In 2019, Clever blew everyone away again with her iconic performa