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Workers walked off the job at 10:30 a.m. and were joined by LGBTQ+ protesters and allies in front of the building. Kate Sosin Originally published by The 19th This is a developing story. On Wednesday, the head of queer editorial at Netflix reported to work in person for the first time, just to walk out. Gabrielle Korn, who heads up Netflix’s LGBTQ+ hub “Most,” is among a string of employees who vowed to walk out of the company Wednesday morning after Netflix stood by its decision to platform the anti-transgender comedy special “The Closer ” by Dave Chapelle for two weeks. The company has since started to backtrack support for the special Korn is among those who Monday tweeted plans to leave the office amid growing discontent over the company’s defense of Chapelle and retaliation again...

Between 25% and 50% of transgender adults in the U.S. have children. Some have kids before coming out as trans, others adopt or foster, and some use egg or sperm cells they’ve frozen – usually before starting hormone replacement therapy. As a sociologist who studies inequality and reproduction, I noticed that there are few discussions of how trans people – particularly trans women – experience parenthood. So in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I interviewed 50 transgender women – both current and prospective parents – from across the country and from diverse racial and class backgrounds. Some obstacles brought on by the pandemic affect transgender and cisgender – or nontrans – parents alike. For example, many struggle to balance child care and employment or have designed new parenting...

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The Handling Of Anti-Trans Chapelle Special At Netflix Has Caused Employees And Their Allies Walk Out

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