Laverne Cox and Janet Mock call out Lil Duval and The Breakfast Club for transphobic commentary

Follow-up to this post. Lil Duval went on The Breakfast Club where they started talking about trans people, specifically Janet Mock who was on the show last week. Lil Duval made a "joke" about how he'd probably kill someone he's dating for not telling him that they are/were once biologically male.

Laverne and Janet reacted on Twitter.

After taking several deep breaths I just got teary thinking about all my sisters experiencing violence, beaten, raped, murdered and some https://t.co/QyNXp11ysL

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017

I think what's also so upsetting for me is @janetmock was on that show last week with so much love brilliance and trans 101 education and

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017

A week later this happens. #translivesmatter

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017

Joke. #Translivesmatter

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017

Some folks think it's ok to joke about wanting to kill us. We have free speech but that speech has consequences and trans folks are

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017

Experiencing the negative consequences with our lives. It hurts my spirit cause this isn't funny. Our lives matter. Trans murder isn't a

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017

I think the issue is when this kind of violence is expressed publicly and goes unchallenged.This is why I am speaking up to challenge It, to https://t.co/YLNE6uUPsz

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017

Create and encourage counter narratives and to hopefully change some hearts and minds and save some lives. https://t.co/YLNE6uUPsz

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017

Your ignorant ass never could. ✨
🎶Shinin shinin shinin shinin yeahhh 🎶 https://t.co/TWp26VXVPD #girlslikeus http://pic.twitter.com/v75TUqmb3P

— Janet Mock (@janetmock) July 30, 2017

Charlamagne also posted/retweeted the following:

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Do people really believe this stuff??? https://t.co/CVnI97oKB2

— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) July 30, 2017

What T.I got to do with this???? https://t.co/LKfY66ndKG

— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) July 30, 2017

Hip hop + politics panel disrupted by women screaming Black Trans Lives Matter. @cthagod offered a meeting/interview to them, they refused.

— Natasha Simons (@ndotsimons) July 30, 2017

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