It is Satisfaction Month, which is wonderful. Nonetheless, prior to now 12 months, there’s been unprecedented discrimination and prejudice towards LGBTQ people and an alarming quantity of anti-LGBTQ laws.
It is also surprisingly been a 12 months of transferring backward relating to celebs supporting the LGTBQ neighborhood, so it is vital to understand that homophobia and transphobia are nonetheless sadly alive.
Listed here are 13 instances celebs had been homophobic or transphobic prior to now 12 months:
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Too Scorching to Deal with star Harry Jowsey referred to as James Charles the f-slur on the Faucet In podcast:
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DaBaby described folks residing with HIV as “nasty” and “junkies”:
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After which Dave Chappelle joked in regards to the state of affairs in his Netflix particular The Nearer.
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In The Nearer, Chappelle additionally did an entire anti-trans bit about Caitlyn Jenner successful Lady of the 12 months:
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Boosie BadAzz went on a wild anti-gay Twitter rant about Lil Nas X:
Boosie did not apologize, however Lil Nas X did handle the rant with joke tweet:
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Ricky Gervais was referred to as out for the anti-trans jokes in his Netflix particular Supernature:
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And he did a bizarre bit about how “wonderful” AIDS is and the way God despatched it to Africa as a result of “they’re dying anyway”:
GLAAD vehemently condemned the particular in a thread on Twitter:
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Child Rock tweeted this in regards to the f-slur:
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Kendrick Lamar’s track “Auntie Diaries” garnered controversy after Kendrick — who identifies as straight — stated the f-slur a number of instances:
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Matt Damon lately admitted he JUST stopped utilizing the f-slur due to his daughter (like lady, you are simply stopping now??):
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Whereas criticizing Pete Buttigieg’s run as mayor of South Bend, conservative pundit Tucker Carlson went on a bizarre, anti-gay rant about him taking paternity depart:
Pete responded to the rant. “Nicely, look, in his case, I assume he simply doesn’t perceive the idea of bottle feeding, not to mention the idea of paternity depart.”
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And lastly, Pete Davidson made a joke about getting AIDS from a public restroom on SNL:
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