Democracy Dies in Darkness

Bette Midler and Macy Gray upset trans advocates. Here’s why.

Macy Gray, left, and Bette Midler. (Paul Morigi/Jerod Harris/Getty Images/Washington Post illustration)
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In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, many celebrities have spoken out about what they see as a loss of reproductive rights and bodily autonomy.

Then came Bette Midler.

The entertainer, in a tweet posted Monday, wrote that women around the world “are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!”