Watch Jeffrey Tambor’s Emmy Acceptance Speech For “Transparent”

"Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your courage."

From: NewNowNext

 Transparent won big at the 2015 Emmys, earning star Jeffrey Tambor a Best Actor In A Comedy Award and creator Jilly Soloway the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.

The series, which debuted last fall on Amazon Prime, follows the late-in-life transition of Maura Pfefferman and the impact it has on her extended family.

“Thank you Goddess. I promised the Goddess I would thank her,” Soloway said in her acceptance speech. “And Amazon. Goddess first, Amazon second.”

Soloway, who won for the episode “Best New Girl,” also thanked Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for taking a risk on the show. But she called out the discrimination many trans people still face in America.

“We don’t have a trans tripping point yet,” she said. “We have a trans civil rights problem.”

She urged viewers to visit the National Center for Transgeder Equality to learn more.

Tambor, who already won the Golden Globe for his portrayal, praised his co-stars and family before thanking the trans community.

“Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your stories. Thank you for our inspiration. Thank you for letting us be part of the change. God bless.”