Bette Midler responds to backlash over trans-inclusive language

Bette Midler responds to backlash over trans-inclusive language

Bette Midler — who caused outrage on Sunday after tweeting about the trans community and the language used to describe them — is now firing back at critics of the tweet. The tweet — which read: “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of … Read more

Bette Midler Clarifies Controversial Tweet, Denies It was Transphobic

Bette Midler Clarifies Controversial Tweet, Denies It was Transphobic

Bette Midler Clarifies Controversial Tweet, Denies It was Transphobic | PEOPLE.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore PEOPLE.com Close this dialog window Share & More Close this dialog window View image Bette Midler Says She Was Not Intending to Be ‘Transphobic’ by Tweeting About the Erasure of Women this link is … Read more

Bette Midler Faces Backlash for Claiming Trans-Inclusive Language “Erases” Women

Bette Midler Faces Backlash for Claiming Trans-Inclusive Language “Erases” Women

Bette Midler found herself at the center of some Twitter controversy on Monday after expressing her opinion that trans-inclusive language is somehow depriving cis women of their identity. The actor tweeted, “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! They don’t call … Read more

Bette Midler sparks debate by saying trans-inclusive language erases women

Bette Midler sparks debate by saying trans-inclusive language erases women

Bette Midler caught some fire on Twitter on Monday when she tweeted about the trans community and the language used to describe them. The “Hocus Pocus” star, 76, scribed: “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!” “They don’t call us ‘women’ … Read more