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Here’s how celebrities reacted to Netflix staff protesting Dave Chappelle’s special

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Netflix’s trans staff and their allies staged a company-wide walkout on 20 October in protest of Dave Chappelle’s comedy special. Two weeks after The Closer debuted on Netflix, members of the Netflix employee resource group Trans* and their allies took a “day of rest”. This is in response to the transphobic remarks it features, as well as Netflix’s handling of the situation. “They cancelled J.K. Rowling — my God. [Effectively] she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as shit, they started calling her a TERF,” Chappelle…

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Activists criticise unofficial Russian Drag Race for lack of LGBTQ+ recognition

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LGBTQ+ activists have called out Russia’s unofficial Drag Race adaptation for its lack of queer recognition.  Last week, a new Russian drag competition series headed by popular blogger Nastya Ivleeva premiered on YouTube. Like RuPaul’s Drag Race, the show includes lip-sync battles, extravagant costumes and outlandish comedy. But unlike its predecessor, the series completely avoids highlighting the queer community – which is an integral part of the drag history. In an interview with The Moscow Times, LGBTQ+ activist Nikita Andriyanov said the show has “nothing to do with the LGBT…

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Benedict Cumberbatch defends straight actors playing gay characters

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Benedict Cumberbatch has defended his decision to play a gay character in his new film, despite not identifying as one in real life. In new movie The Power of the Dog, the 45-year-old plays Phil Burbank, a “sadistic rancher” who gets into a relationship with Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee). The actor has since revealed that this “wasn’t done without thought” and frequent conversations took place about the topic. Speaking at the Telluride Film Festival, Cumberbatch said: “I feel very sensitive about representation, diversity, and inclusion. “One of the appeals of the…

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U.N. human rights experts call Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill “textbook” discrimination

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A Ghanaian bill criminalising LGBTQ+ people has been criticised as “state-sponsored discrimination and violence” against sexual minorities. On August 12, a group of United Nation human experts condemned an anti-LGBTQ+ bill and appealed to Ghana’s government to repeal the proposed legislation. The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill was condemned by Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the independent U.N. expert on LGBTQ issues, and 11 of his colleagues. The controversial bill, which has already been introduced in the Ghanaian Parliament,  states that “any person who deviates from an…

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Texas Senate passes anti-transgender sports ban bills

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Texas SB 2 and SB 32 would ban the participation of transgender women and girls in sports consistent with their gender identity. Both anti-trans bills are authored by Republican Sen. Charles Perr. SB 2 would only allow student-athletes in K-12 schools, public colleges and universities to participate only on sports teams that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate at or near the time of birth. SB 32 carries forward a similar ban, but the legislation only applies to public schools. Human Rights Campaign Texas State Director Rebecca Marques…

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