Zoe Terakes named 2023 GQ Actor of the Year

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The star of ‘Talk To Me,’ Zoe Terakes, has been named the 2023 GQ magazine Actor of the Year.

The 23-year-old, non-binary, trans-masculine actor accepted her award on Wednesday in Bondi, Sydney, wearing a classic black suit.

Zoe thanked trailblazers from the trans and wider LGBTQIA+ community which helped define and build their career.

Zoe Terakes plays Hayley in Talk to Me. Photo: Maslow.

“We are forever indebted to the trans people of colour who fought like hell for the future of their community,” they said.

“They walked down the street through heckling, and violence, and abuse, and erasure, so we could run.”

Source: GQ.

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