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Qween Jean is not the first openly trans person to win a Tony. She is the first openly trans woman to win a Tony.

I'm not talking about Alex Newall. Alex does not identify as trans.

I'm talking about J. Harrison Ghee.

On the same exact night that Alex Newall won their Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for her role as Lulu in "Shucked", J. Harrison Ghee won Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for their role(s) as Jerry and Daphne in "Some Like It Hot". (June 11, 2023).

J. Harrison Ghee identifies as transgender and nonbinary.

Do not dismiss trans folks who also identify as nonbinary.

(To even take it a step further, Toby Marlow - who identifies and nonbinary and transfeminine - became the first nonbinary person to win any Tony in 2022 when they won Best Original Score for the musical "Six".)

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Costume designer Qween Jean made history this week when she became the first out transgender person to win a Tony Award.

The win came after Jean’s first season on Broadway, which saw her design costumes for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ and ‘Liberation’. She was nominated for Tony Awards for both projects, in the ‘Best Costume Design of a Musical’ and ‘Best Costume Design of a Play’ categories, respectively. Jean took home the win for ‘Cats: Jellicle Ball’, a queer ballroom-style reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. The designer created around 500 costumes for the show, some of which included tributes to trans revolutionaries like Marsha P Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy.