At the 2024 Los Angeles DragCon, Candis Cayne highlighted the urgent need for continued LGBTQ+ activism, emphasizing that the fight for rights and protection is far from over. Known for her groundbreaking role as Carmelita Rainer on ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money," where she became the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character on primetime TV, Cayne has made a significant impact both as an actress and as an advocate. Born in 1971 in Maui, Hawaii, and initially gaining fame as a drag performer in New York City’s club scene, Cayne has consistently used her platform to champion LGBTQ+ rights and inclusivity. At DragCon, she reiterated the importance of perseverance in the ongoing struggle for equality, stating, "For a while there we thought we were done and it was all going uphill, but it's not done and we have to get back to fighting."
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00:00At the 2024 Los Angeles Drag Con, Candace Kane emphasized the critical importance of
00:05LGBTQ activism, urging continued efforts in the fight for rights and protection.
00:10Candace Kane is an American actress and performance artist who made a significant
00:14impact as a transgender woman in the entertainment industry. Born in 1971 in Maui, Hawaii, Kane
00:20initially gained fame as a drag performer in New York City's vibrant club scene during the 1990s.
00:26The actress went on to make history with her role as Carmelita Rayner on ABC's drama series
00:31Dirty Sexy Money, becoming the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character
00:36on primetime TV. Beyond acting and performing, she's a passionate advocate for LGBTQ rights,
00:43using her platform to raise awareness and promote inclusivity, and she did nothing short
00:47of that at this year's Drag Con at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
00:51It's an interesting kind of scary time to be in a red state and to be living where we are living,
00:59especially being a queer part of the queer community. It's so important that we have to
01:06fight again, which is so weird. It's like for a while there we thought we were done.
01:12You know what I mean? We're like, oh yeah, it's all going uphill,
01:15but it's not done and we have to get back to fighting.