Bette Midler Had “No Intention” of Being Transphobic in Tweet About the Erasure of Women

Bette Midler is setting the record straight about her claim earlier this week that the use of trans-inclusive languages “erases” the identity of cis women. On Monday, the actor tweeted a controversial opinion, proclaiming, “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’ anymore; they call us ‘birthing people’ or ‘menstruators,’ and even ‘people with vaginas’! Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!” That statement prompted backlash from many social media users who highlighted this rhetoric as a talking… Read Full Article