Netflix employees plan mass walkout over anti-trans Chappelle special. Celebs are backing them up.

Dave Chappelle
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On Wednesday, LGBTQ+ celebrities will stand in solidarity with Netflix employees as they participate in a walkout led by the streaming company’s trans employee resource group.

The walkout was planned to protest the company’s refusal to remove its most recent Dave Chapelle comedy special, The Closer, in which Chapelle repeatedly uses derogatory language about transgender people.

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It will take place at 10:30 am at Netflix headquarters in Hollywood and will be followed by a rally planned by activist Ashlee Marie Preston.

At the rally, a PSA will be released featuring LGBTQ+ celebrities, including Alexandra Billings, Colton Haynes, Angelica Ross, Jameela Jamil, and Jonathan Van Ness.

“We shouldn’t have to show up quarterly/annually to push back against harmful content that negatively impacts vulnerable communities,” Preston wrote in an Instagram post advertising the rally.

“Instead, we aim to use this moment to shift the social ecology around what Netflix leadership deems ethical entertainment, while establishing policies and guidelines that protect employees and consumers, alike.”

Preston added that “a list of firm asks” will also be given to Sarandos.

These demands have already been released by the trans employee resource group. They include…

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