Elliot Page speaks on stage at the 2024 Juno Awards at the Scotiabank Center on March 24 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Elliot Page attended the Junos Awards on Sunday night and denounced the rollback of LGBTQ2+ rights. umbrella academy The star came out as transgender and non-binary at the end of 2020.
“We are at a point in history where the rights of LGBTQ2+ people are being stripped, restricted and excluded around the world. The effects are devastating,” said Page, who supports and builds social change. He said this while citing the Tegan Sara Foundation’s efforts to In his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Junos targets transgender and queer youth.
“If the world wasn’t so hostile to LGBTQ2+ people, we would see ourselves purely as musicians,” says Sarah Quinn, one half of Canadian indie pop musicians Tegan and Sarah, of Juno. told the audience. She accused Alberta of recently proposing to restrict medical care for transgender youth, including cutting off access to hormone therapy for children under 15.
“It is a great honor to advocate for the rights of our community, and we are committed to standing up against all forms of discrimination that threaten the well-being of our community,” she said in Halifax, with sisters Tegan and Paige looking on. , added Sarah Quinn.
Also on Sunday night, Charlotte Kardan won Album of the Year at the Junos, Canada’s version of the Grammy Awards. 99 nights. Cardan was nominated for Junos in six categories, tops in the field, and was also the big winner at the 2022 Junos, taking home four trophies, including Best Artist.
Other Juno winners include Nicolas Durocher, also known as The Talk, who took the Artist of the Year trophy and attended the first Juno in 1970, presenting the Group of the Year award to The Beaches. This includes Anne Murray. A female indie rock band with roots in Toronto’s Beach District.
Also on Sunday night, the Juno Fan Choice Award, voted on by ordinary Canadian music lovers, went to Punjabi pop music star Karan Aujla. An emotional highlight of this year’s Junos was when Maestro Fresh Wes, aka Wesley Williams, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
The pioneering Canadian hip-hop artist has a 50-year career that includes some television credits. listener, transporter and Mr. D, among other series. On Saturday night, before the TV Awards ceremony, Calgary’s Tate McRae won two Junos for artist of the year and single of the year. very deep.
And Tobi won two Junos on Saturday night for Rap Single of the Year and Rap Album of the Year, while Isanabee took home the trophies for Songwriter of the Year and Best Alternative Album.
A complete list of winners can be found at Juno Awards website.
