WATCH: “Queer Eye” Star Jonathan Van Ness Delivers Powerful Speech at TX Protest

By NowThis

Published on 3/22/2023 at 10:44 AM

“You do not let anyone silence the things that move your life ... [because] these people on the right, they are not silencing their faith to legislate your lives.”

“Queer Eye” Fab Five member Jonathan Van Ness delivered impassioned remarks at a protest outside the Texas state capitol. The event was held in solidarity with the trans community, which is the target of several GOP-backed bills currently being considered in TX's legislature.

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