Wondering about the "Be Good" pins worn by some stars at the Golden Globes? They were a tribute to Renee Good, the Minneapolis queer woman killed by an ICE agent last week.
Wanda Sykes, Mark Ruffalo, Natasha Lyonne, and Jean Smart were among those who wore the pin Sunday at the Hollywood awards ceremony — and some spoke out about their sartorial activism on the red carpet.
Sykes told Variety, "Of course this is for the mother who was murdered by an ICE agent, and it’s really sad. We need to be out there and shut this rogue government down, because it’s just awful what they’re doing to people."
It wasn't her only political message of the evening. During the ceremony, Sykes, as a presenter, accepted an award for absent nominee and anti-trans comedian Ricky Gervais — and thanked the transgender community on his behalf.
When Smart took the stage for winning an award for her Hacks role, she could be seen wearing the pin and referenced political remarks made prior on the red carpet. She had told Entertainment Tonight, "Everything is a little bit overshadowed with everything that's going on in our country. I feel like we're kind of at a turning point in our country, and I hope people can keep their heads, because I think that's actually going to be the hardest thing, to keep our heads. But that's going to take a lot of courage and a lot of restraint, but I think that's important."
The pins are part of a larger #BEGOOD campaign organization by the ACLU. In a press release, the nonprofit said the campaign is “reminding us what it means to be good to one another in the face of such horror — to be a good citizen, neighbor, friend, ally, and human. Everyday, everywhere, regular people are being good: keeping kids safe when they walk to school, filming fathers who are being disappeared from their workplaces, donating to fundraisers to support organizations who are keeping us safe."
