Margaret Cho is a comedy and entertainment legend. Career highlights, from her 1994 ABC show All-American Girl to 2022’s Fire Island, represent victories against what she considers her greatest hurdle, which is invisibility of people like her in the media.
“As a queer Asian American woman, you just never saw yourself reflected back in entertainment or anywhere,” she shares. “And so, to really come from nothing and to create a space from nothing was a really huge achievement.”
The 2024 Netflix documentary Outstanding shows Cho’s significant role in the history of LGBTQ+ comedy, an art form that has also engendered greater equality. And Cho continues to use her platform to advocate for trans kids and causes that support the LGBTQ+ movement. “The accomplishment that I'm most proud of this year is helping elect Kamala Harris to president of the United States,” she shares.
“We have a right to equality,” she asserts. “...We don't have to stand for bullying. We don't have to stand for transphobia. We don't have to stand for homophobia. We don't have to stand for racism.” @margaret_cho
