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On 03 Oct 2021, Rich Keebler <
[email protected]> posted some news:sjd1h0$oen$
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Stop with the faggots.
She�s a sultry cover girl, but some are telling her to cover up.
Pop singer Kim Petras graced the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Issue � the second transgender woman to do so.
The publication is facing backlash from conservatives, who are calling for
a boycott of the mag.
But many people clapped right back at anti-transgender remarks.
Petras� cover is one of four for this year�s Swimsuit Issue, alongside
Megan Fox, Brooks Nader and Martha Stewart.
She opened up to the sports bible about the �pressure� she feels from
being an icon in the LGBTQ+ community.
�It�s definitely a scary time to be transgender in America, but there�s
also so much more representation than there�s ever been, and there�s so
many things on the bright side,� Petras, 30, told SI in her cover
interview amid an onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation popping up across
the country.
�I do feel a pressure sometimes to represent the trans community with everything I do,� the Grammy winner admitted. �Because I feel very blessed
that I am at this point where I have all these amazing opportunities that
I�ve worked really hard for, and feel so happy when I hear from trans
people in general that they�re inspired by me.�
Despite marking a win for the LGBTQ community, it sparked outrage from conservatives who were quick to compare the trans-inclusive cover to the widespread backlash Bud Light received after teaming up with transgender
social media star Dylan Mulvaney.
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