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LGBTQ2S+ changemakers and their champions to be honoured at Pink Triangle Press event

The second annual PTP Pink Awards will bring prominent LGBTQ2S+ celebrities and activists together on Thursday, Nov. 6, for an evening of celebration, fundraising, queer joy and solidarity.

Starting at 5 p.m. EST, Xtra hosts Mel Woods and Russ Martin will bring you live interviews from the Pink Carpet with celebrities and activists including actor Bilal Baig; musician Carole Pope; musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland; comedy writer Harper Steele; lawyer and human rights advocate Douglas Elliott; actor, filmmaker and activist Devery Jacobs and many more

You can watch the stream here or on YouTube.

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