John Cleese comes under fire for anti-transgender tweets

Following seven years in production the long awaited video game Cyberpunk 2077, which had previously been touted for its forward thinking in regards to gender choices for created characters, has arrived to backlash from the trans community.  Since its release, the transgender community have highlighted the role-playing video game’s many flaws when it comes to representation.The R18+ game is an open-world, action-adventure story set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamour and

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., called for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie and his senior staff Thursday, following an inspector general report that showed VA officials attempted to discredit a Navy officer after she said she was sexually assaulted.

series of tweets that many social media users deemed transphobic. “Many women are concerned about the challenges to their fundamental rights posed by certain aspects of gender identity ideology,” the 55-year-old billionaire told Good Housekeeping magazine in an interview.

Following defamatory comments, former Australian Christian Lobby member Lyle Shelton is being sued by two Brisbane drag queens who earlier this year had a Drag Queen Story Time event at a Brisbane City Council Library interrupted by protesters from the University of Queensland Liberal National Club.The altercation saw members of the UQ LNC storm the library building and force their way into the event space, chanting, “Drag queens are not for kids!”The backlash tragically led to Wilson Gavin, one

Despite being one of the faces of a movie that gives a voice to a minority in Marvel’s Black Panther conservative actress Letitia Wright has belittled another minority, the transgender community, by sharing a video created and uploaded to YouTube by self-proclaimed prophet Tomi Arayomi. In 2018 Wright was severely affected by depression where she found Christian religion to be her healer, as she mentioned after receiving her BAFTA reward saying that she had thought about quitting acting.

memo released in July by the Palm Center, a think tank that studies gender and policy issues in the military.

actor’s announcement he is nonbinary, transgender and will now go by the name Elliot. The streaming giant is already in the process of doing so, the source added, pointing to the IMDb page for the Netflix original series “The Umbrella Academy,” where Elliot’s name has already been updated.Page, 33, took to social media to share the news on Tuesday.

The Detroit News.Stephens, a former embalmer and funeral home director from 2007 to 2013, sued the funeral home chain for sex discrimination in response to being fired after telling her boss, Thomas Rost, that she was transitioning from male to female and planned to begin wearing women’s business attire to work.Rost raised personal religious objections to Stephens’ transition, arguing that Stephens’ transition would be a distraction, and demanded that she continue to adhere to dress code

coming out as transgender on Tuesday.The professional dancer and choreographer reposted Page’s announcement on her Instagram, and said she is “so proud.”“Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world,” Portner, 26, added in the caption. “I also ask for patience & privacy but that you join me in the fervent support of trans life every single day.

on social media Tuesday.“I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here.

sued the department, alleging that their denial of care violated her Eighth Amendment rights and had only exacerbated her gender dysphoria when she began losing her female secondary sex characteristics. The despair over her gender dysphoria led her to attempt suicide and self-castration multiple times.Diamond also claimed in the lawsuit that during her time at Valdosta State Prison, officials told her they didn’t have the means to protect transgender inmates.

Chase Rice is once again facing backlash for a COVID-19-related reason. The drama began when, in an effort to promote his new song, «Drinkin' Beer.

raised concerns about the use of animals on the show.But the show's producers defended their record, saying it "complies with animal welfare law" and they were proud of "exemplary production practices".The programme also had to defend its use of bugs after North Wales Police (NWP) launched an inquiry amid concerns that non-native wildlife could have been released during filming, which were shared by Welsh nature observer and TV presenter Iolo Williams.The programme makers again defended the

Metro Weekly in an interview. “So it’s a way to bring more publicity to these trans artists, and at the same time, provide some money to DCATS from those that are supporting the artists. “We don’t charge the trans folks money to list art items on the site,” he adds.

Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Southern Poverty Law Center, has sued the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) for the second time for its failure to protect her from sexual assault and provide her with adequate healthcare while incarcerated.

Insider reports.Researchers found that more than one-fifth of trans people (21%) have had HRT coverage refused by their insurance company, while 9% — almost 170,000 people — have accessed unlicensed HRT.“Transgender and nonbinary people face major barriers to insurance coverage for their needed care, with many people still lacking or being denied coverage for gender-affirming care,” lead author Dr.

If you missed it, over the weekend, Harry Potter actor John Cleese made several controversial statements that are being called out as transphobic after he defended JK Rowling, who has also made transphobic statements.