Bette Midler Says She Didn’t Intend To Be Transphobic: ‘It Wasn’t About That’

Bette Midler has responded to backlash over a controversial tweet arguing that women are being erased by terms like “birthing people.” “My tweet about women was a response to this fascinating and well written piece in the NYT on July 3rd,” the “Hocus Pocus” actor tweeted Tuesday, linking to a New York Times opinion article. Advertisement “There was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; it wasn’t about that.” PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! My tweet about women was a response to this fascinating and well written piece in the NYT on July 3rd. https://t.co/MlsATlrr1r. There was… Read Full Article