Transphobic Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes

Unlike Kevin Hart, Gervais is currently and actively campaigning against trans and nonbinary people.

Ricky Gervais has been widely criticized for his outrageous mockery of transgender and nonbinary folks made before guffawing audiences of white, straight cis folks during his stand-up routines. In his Netflix comedy special “Humanity” he makes fun of trans identities by claiming to identify “As a chimp.” Along the way he rambles on about AIDS and, once again, invokes easy target Caitlyn Jenner for some cheap laughs at the trans woman’s expense.

While hosting The Golden Globes in 2016, Gervais targeted Jenner, deadnaming and misgendering her from the podium saying; “I’ve changed,” he began, “Not as much as Bruce Jenner, obviously. Now Caitlyn Jenner, of course. What a year she’s had. She became a role model for trans people everywhere, showing great bravery in breaking down barriers and destroying stereotypes…” as he then pretended to drive a car, gesturing to a tragic accident involving Jenner which killed another driver.

Despite the backlash, which has often seen the British comedian and actor take to twitter in his own defense in the aftermath, Gervais has continued his reckless remarks aimed squarely at the trans community. Prior to the chimpanzee joke, he used a twitter exchange in 2018 to identify himself as…