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Florence Pugh just said trans rights in the sweetest way

We know that not all heroes wear capes, but what if your favorite hero actually does wear a cape? I’m not talking about Batman (capeless) or Superman, but A24 darling Florence Pugh, whose been known to pull off a pink tulle cape on the red carpet, and who is also standing ten toes down on her commitment to trans rights.

This put a big smile on my face! Thank you Miss Florence Pugh!

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— Fix Your Hearts or Die (@suspiraserhead.bsky.social) January 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM

In the wake of this week’s many horror enacted upon trans rights and existence, Pugh took to Instagram to share a post from Liz Culley’s podcast account @coolcoolcool.

“Trans ppl existing does nothing negative to your life, you crybaby b*tch,” says the original post. Pugh went one further by writing that not only does trans existence take nothing away from anyone, it actually adds quite a lot.

Under the post, Pugh wrote the caption: “and then filling it with beauty, love, creativity, brains, colour, care, friendship, and the best outfits around” ending off with a yellow heart emoji.

Now that’s lovely. Tell us you have trans friends without telling us you have trans friends!

Pugh’s allyship is exactly what we need right now. It’s not enough to just repost what you see: we need allies who will commit to fighting for our humanity as the stakes keep getting higher. We love to see it, and we need to see more of it.

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Henry Giardina (he/they) is the editor of INTO. He lives in Los Angeles. Past publications include the New York Times, The Believer, The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, The Atlantic, Film Comment, and Gizmodo. He is @punkgroucho on Twitter.