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While BBC Books paid him for his story, which was fully written, Roberts released a personal statement saying that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors regarding his transphobic remarks on Twitter in 2017.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190604101854/https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a Statement on BBC Books and Transgenderism]</ref> [[Susie Day]], another author for the anthology, publicly stated: | While BBC Books paid him for his story, which was fully written, Roberts released a personal statement saying that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors regarding his transphobic remarks on Twitter in 2017.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190604101854/https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a Statement on BBC Books and Transgenderism]</ref> [[Susie Day]], another author for the anthology, publicly stated: | ||
{{Quote|I raised my concerns, and said if he was in, I was out. I don't share a platform with bigots."''|Susie Day<ref>https://twitter.com/mssusieday/status/1135973537070616576?s=19</ref>}} | {{Quote|I raised my concerns, and said if he was in, I was out. I don't share a platform with bigots."''|[[Susie Day]]<ref>https://twitter.com/mssusieday/status/1135973537070616576?s=19</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 23:17, 16 January 2023
An untitled story by veteran series writer Gareth Roberts was to be included in The Target Storybook anthology.[1]
While BBC Books paid him for his story, which was fully written, Roberts released a personal statement saying that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors regarding his transphobic remarks on Twitter in 2017.[2] Susie Day, another author for the anthology, publicly stated:
I raised my concerns, and said if he was in, I was out. I don't share a platform with bigots."Susie Day[3]
