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Anna Akana Got Drunk and Came Out as Queer at the Streamys

Anna Akana Got Drunk and Came Out as Queer at the Streamys

YouTube sensation Anna Akana made a surprise revelation while delivering her acceptance speech for best acting in a drama at the 2018 Streamy Awards on Oct. 22.

Ziye Wang
Ziye Wang
October 25, 2018
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YouTube sensation Anna Akana made a surprise revelation while delivering her acceptance speech for best acting in a drama at the 2018 Streamy Awards on Oct. 22.
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The 29-year-old actress, who stars in the YouTube Premium original series “Youth & Consequences,” admitted to not having prepared a speech before saying, “People need us more than ever. Marginalized groups need us more than ever. I’m not only a woman of color, but I’m also a queer woman. Please get out to the polls and vote.”
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After the show, Akana took to Facebook to reveal that her unplanned announcement was due to the fact that she did not expect to win and “got very inebriated.”
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Fans and members of the queer community on Twitter were quick to embrace Akana and welcome her into the family.
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