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See Transparent Dedicate Its Groundbreaking Win to Leelah Alcorn

Aleksander Chan · 01/11/15 09:03PM

Amazon's first major award was for a historic show in its own right: Transparent, where Jeffrey Tambor plays a father of three transitioning from being retired college professor Mort to Maura. "This award is dedicated to the memory of Leelah Alcorn and too many people trans people who die too young," creator Jill Soloway said in her acceptance speech, the cast gathered around her.