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Video: New Kinky Boots Video, “Just Pee,” Supporting Transgender Community

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Tony-winning Kinky Boots co-creators Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper have rewritten the lyrics to that musical’s finale, “Just Be,” to show support for the transgender community in the wake of North Carolina’s HB2 law.

In a statement Fierstein had this to say about the video: “So, you don’t like transgender people? Have the balls to honestly say it. Today’s bathroom controversy is fueled by the same bigots that sought to ban gay and lesbian teachers forty years ago. All these years later they’re still hiding behind the claim that they’re only protecting their children. These discussions are great opportunities to educate and strengthen the bonds that make us all one human family..." READ MORE

Author: Andrew Gans
Source: Playbill

TAGS: KINKY BOOTS, HARVEY FIERSTEIN, CYNDI LAUPER, BROADWAY