Rose McGowan Is Confronted By Trans Rights Activist & Things Got UGLY
Rose McGowan read passaged from her memoir Brave at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in New York City, and she was cornered by a trans rights activists who began questioning comments she made on RuPaul’s podcast in July 2017.
“I have a suggestion. Talk about what you said on RuPaul,” the woman said. “Trans women are dying and you said that we, as trans women, are not like regular women. We get raped more often. We go through domestic violence more often. There was a trans woman killed here a few blocks [away]. I have been followed home –.”
She was then interrupted by Rose.
“Hold on. So am I. We are the same. My point was, we are the same. There’s an entire show called ID channel, a network, dedicated to women getting abused, murdered, sexualized, violated, and you’re a part of that, too, sister. It’s the same,” Rose retorted.
“You do nothing for them. Trans women are in men’s prisons. And what have you done for them?” she asked.
“What have you done for women?” Rose said.
The woman was escorted out, shouting “Cis White Feminism!”
“Don’t label me, sister. Don’t put your labels on me. Don’t you f—ing do that. Do not put your labels on me. I don’t come from your planet. Leave me alone. I do not subscribe to your rules. I do not subscribe to your language. You will not put labels on me or anybody. Step the f— back. What I do for the f—ing world and you should be f—ing grateful. Shut the f— up. Get off my back. What have you done? I know what I’ve done, God dammit.”