In the hourlong special, Gervais defended his remarks as equal-opportunity humor and not a reflection of his views on trans or other rights. What about this person isn't a lady?” Gervais said, supplying the response: “Well, his penis.” “They are ladies, look at their pronouns.
He then imagines a conversation with such a woman who objects to sharing a restroom with a trans woman. In “SuperNature,” released Tuesday on the streaming service, Gervais jokes about “old-fashioned women. As with Chappelle, the British stand-up quickly drew backlash for what a LGBTQ2S+ advocacy group called “anti-trans rants.” Following in Dave Chappelle's footsteps, Ricky Gervais ridicules transgender women in his new Netflix comedy special.
