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An '''untitled story''' by | An '''untitled story''' by series writer [[Gareth Roberts]] was to be included in ''[[The Target Storybook (anthology)|The Target Storybook]]'' anthology.<ref>[https://www.blogtorwho.com/coming-soon-doctor-who-the-target-storybook/ Coming Soon – Doctor Who: The Target Storybook]</ref> | ||
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: | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 8 April 2023
An untitled story by 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.
