Actress Patricia Arquette delivered a powerful speech as she called for equal rights for transgender people while accepting an Emmy in Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.

Patricia won for her supporting role as Dee Dee Blanchard, a mother hoping to keep her daughter under her control, in "The Act". The series is based on a true toxic relationship between a daughter and her mother who suffers from Munchausen syndrome.