Nov 2021

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Dave Chapelle isn’t “cancelled.” But a p...

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B. Pagels-Minor, a former Netflix program manager, was fired in the wake of Dave Chapelle’s transphobic comedy special. But B is still fighting to build power for trans and non-binary people.

Read B’s piece in the Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/21/netflix-walkout-b-pagels-minor-fired-chappelle/

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