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Hundreds protest BBC’s “problematic” trans coverage outside London HQ

Protestors took to the streets outside Broadcasting House in protest of the BBC’s “problematic coverage of marginalised groups”. In a demonstration on the afternoon of 8 January, hundreds showed up to object to how the BBC has depicted transgender and other minority communities in recent times. It marks at least the fourth protest in the last three months after the outlet’s publication of Caroline Lowbridge’s infamous article about lesbian women allegedly “being pressured into sex by some trans women.” It has since been revealed that Lily Cade, a lesbian porn…

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Trans employee who spoke out against Netflix’s Dave Chappelle special resigns

Two former trans Netflix employees have withdrawn an unfair labour practice charge against the company, with one also choosing to resign. Terra Field and B. Pagels-Minor previously claimed that Netflix had retaliated against them for organising a company-wide walkout in protest of Chappelle’s special The Closer. According to NBC News, their lawyer, Laurie Burgess, said: “My clients have resolved their differences with Netflix and will be voluntarily withdrawing their NLRB charge. Chappelle’s special faced instant backlash for the transphobic remarks it includes, which Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos defended at the…

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