Bill & Ted star Alex Winter emphatically declares that Black trans lives matter. Excellent!

Alex Winter, star of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted Face the Music, has declared on Twitter that Black trans lives matter, a statement fans have described as "'be excellent to each other' in action".

Responding to a tweet asking for his thoughts on "Bill being a trans icon", Alex Winter simply responded with the Black trans flag.

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When one follower pointed out "that's actually the Black trans pride flag", Winter said: "Yes, I posted this flag intentionally."

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Fans left messages of thanks in response Winter's posts, pointing out that some fandoms had become less than friendly spaces for trans people. 
One Twitter user wrote : "It's been an incredibly bad time online for a lot of trans people (and trans POC) in various fandom spaces the last couple of weeks, so from one trans fan to you: Thank you for being excellent to us."

"Thank you," said another. "It’s always good to see childhood heroes who think I’m human. It means the world."

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One person shared the response of their trans friend, which they said included "joyful yelling".

The wrote: "LEGEND. Thanks for supporting some really marginalised folk.

"I know they appreciate every bit of support they get in a world that mostly rejects them.

"I have a trans friend who literally voice messaged me with joyful yelling when they saw your tweet. On their behalf, you rock!"

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Winter even got a response from Bre Kidman, the first-ever openly non-binary person to run for US Senate , who wrote: "Just, like, please be advised that seldom does a day pass where I don’t think about how f**king cool you are."

Alex Winter starred alongside Keanu Reeves in the 1989 cult sci-fi movie, which was followed by a sequel in 1991: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. 
Last month saw the release of the long-awaited third instalment in the US, in which non-binary actor Brigitte Lundy-Paine plays Ted's child, Billie. Bill & Ted Face the Music is currently in UK cinemas.