Janelle Monae speaks about her gender identity while receiving the SeeHer Award

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Janelle Monae delivered a heartfelt speech about gender identity while accepting the SeeHer Award at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards.The 37-year-old Kansas City native - who Daniel Craig said 'lifted me up every day' on the Glass Onion set - is the seventh recipient of the SeeHer Award, whicn, 'honors a woman who advocates for gender equality, portrays characters with authenticity, defies stereotypes and pushes boundaries.She follows last year's winner Halle Berry, Zendaya, Kristen Bell, Claire Foy, Gal Gadot, and inaugural winner Viola Davis.

Gender: Janelle Monae delivered a heartfelt speech about gender identity while accepting the SeeHer Award at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards Authenticity: The 37-year-old Kansas City native - who Daniel Craig said 'lifted me up every day' on the Glass Onion set - is the seventh recipient of the SeeHer Award, whicn, 'honors a woman who advocates for gender equality, portrays characters with authenticity, defies stereotypes and pushes boundariesMonae was presented the award by her Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery co-star Kate Hudson, with Monae addressing her at the start of her speech.  'Kate, I love you so much.

You are a sister. You are a force, and thank you for your time,' she began, adding, 'I'm Janelle monae and my pronouns are she, her, they, them,' she said, adding something else that was bleeped by censors.