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Bette Midler denies tweet was transphobic: 'I've fought for marginalized people'

Bette Midler defended herself Tuesday after her tweet decrying inclusive language used to describe people who can become pregnant backfired. The singer and actor returned to Twitter to insist that "there was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; it wasn't about that." To support her claim, Midler cited what she called a "fascinating and well written" New York ...
Bette Midler arrives for the Netflix premiere of "The Politician" at the DGA Theater in New York on Sept. 26, 2019.

Bette Midler defended herself Tuesday after her tweet decrying inclusive language used to describe people who can become pregnant backfired.

The singer and actor returned to Twitter to insist that "there was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; it

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