Patricia Arquette has expressed her dismay at the omission of her sister Alexis, from the In Memoriam section of the 2017 Oscars ceremony, saying it was a “real slight to the trans community”.
“I think that was a real slight to the trans community, especially at this time, when trans kids can’t even go to the bathroom in the United States of America at school.
A 2007 documentary, Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother, followed her preparations for sex reassignment surgery.
Patricia Arquette said she was “not surprised” at the omission.