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Jemele Hill apologized on Monday after a critic discovered a transphobic tweet that was a decade old and others attempted to “cancel” the outspoken journalist.
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“So I’m going to say something that’s racist,” Portnoy explained, and claimed he thought Kaepernick was “an ISIS guy… Throw a head wrap on this guy, he’s a terrorist.”
Hill has received support from those in the LGBTQ community who accused her critics of attacking in bad faith.
“It wasn’t until I was older, and frankly had more personal experiences with people from the LGBTQ community, that I began to see the similarities between our two struggles and the fight for visibility and the fight for equality,” Hill said.
Hill explained she was more than ready to continue doing her part
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“As Black and Brown people, and as Black and Brown trans people and LGBTQ people, we are always stronger together.
