joined the host of celebrities encouraging their fans to go out and register to vote, “There were some comments, but there were also so many supportive people who had gotten to know me in the community. So they knew who I was and they knew how I cared about people, and they knew how I really respected people for who they were. I’ve had women come up to tell me that they’re proud that as a transgender woman, I’m representing them in the best light. And most importantly, I’ve had parents of transgender kids come up to me and say that I’m a role model for their children as well as for them, because they see the potential of their children having a future, rather than being put down for who they are. That was the most important thing for me to hear, is that I wasn’t here just for me and for the people of my age, I was here in my office for the future of the transgender community, so that we aren’t a minority.”Brianna Titone: from New Zealanders Nadia Abu-Shanab, who is Palestinian, and Justine Sachs, who is Jewish. "Today, millions of people stand opposed to the Israeli government’s policies of oppression, ethnic cleansing, human rights violations, occupation, and apartheid. As part of this struggle, we believe that an economic, intellectual, and artistic boycott is an effective way of speaking out against these crimes," they wrote. Lauryn Hill, Gorillaz, and Elvis Costello have also declined to perform in Israel to boycott its actions toward Palestine,according toThe Guardian While on our Zoom, Justice Smith is in his apartment, soaked in the Los Angeles sun. On a far wall behind him is a blackboard with the words “What Are You Grateful For?” written at the top — a remnant, he tells me, of Thanksgiving spent with his family. It could easily be a large-scale gratitude journal, given his clear penchant for thoughtfulness and positivity. Justice is a spiritual person — though, “every millennial is a spiritual person,” he says, laughing. He bookends his days with meditation, loves astrology, and just began to readI Ching