Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda Favorite 

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Date: 

Mar 5 2024

Location: 

London - United Kingdom

Following the backlash of Netflix's support of Dave Chappelle's "The Closer" comedy special, which featured racist transphobic "jokes", Hannah Gadsby took a deal with Netflix to create a comedy special featuring genderqueer comics. The show, titled 'Gender Agenda', was tapped in the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London and released on Netflix on March 5, 2024. With Gadsby as curator and host, “Gender Agenda” gave the stage to Jes Tom, Alok, Asha Ward, Chloe Petts, DeAnne Smith, Krishna Istha and Mx. Dahlia Belle. It also featured content covering topics such as transitioning, top surgery, hormones, masculine presenting privilege, and tackled tough topics like cisgender being seen as a slur.

External sources: 

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/hannah-gadsby-netflix-special-gender-agenda-que…
Posted by yulani.r on Apr 2 2024

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Creating space for Queer comedians in a industry that's notoriously transphobic