acceptance

"And certainly in the circles that I've been in... there is more acceptance and openness, and people are more comfortable expressing themselves in things outside the gender binary."

In reality, the biggest challenge Shumake faced in getting started wasn’t finding acceptance.

A decade ago, LGBTQ+ communities were gaining greater visibility and acceptance in China’s traditionally conservative society.

She confirmed her acceptance of the role to the same newspaper, saying she was "truly honoured".

To honour that moment, he gave a nine-minute acceptance speech thanking everyone from his mother to an art teacher he'd met backstage.