#trans-community

#trans-community

Comedian Ricky Gervais has not held back over the years when it comes to his comments on the trans community, and has a long history of making jokes about trans people. The controversial 64-year-old British comic is back in the news after he was absent from Sunday's (11 January) Golden Globes ceremony. During the ceremony, lesbian legend Wanda Sykes presented the award for best stand-up comedy on television. Gervais was nominated for his special Morality.

Authorities identified the shooter as 23-year-old Robin Westman, the child of a former parish employee. FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency is investigating the assault "as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics." According to court documents reviewed by local NBC affiliate KARE, Westman applied to change her name when she was 17. That request was granted in January 2020, the station reports.

I'm really afraid of what the outcome will be. I mean, obviously, mental health is really important, especially when it comes to mental health surrounding suicidal ideology and how hard it can be to get through something like that.

To see a film like this representing the trans community with a lead intersex character [like] we've never seen before - so in your face - it's f***ing wild and messy and it's a wild ride.

In light of recent open letters from academia and the arts criticising the UK's Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights, it's possibly worth remembering that nobody sane believes, or has ever believed, that humans can change sex.