Alt Right Attacks Leads to Bergdorf's Resignation

Sabrina Samone, TMP

Munroe Bergdorf is stepping down from an LGBT advisory board assembled by shadow women and equalities secretary Dawn Butler.¹

Her appointment caused a storm of controversy last month due to Bergdorf’s previous social media comments, which had already led to her departure from an L’Oreal advertising campaign last year.

Last month, Munroe Bergdorf was appointed to the UK’s LGBT Advisor board in the UK. Munroe had previously been outspoken about racism and transphobia that has plagued transgender people of color. Her initial comments were, according to Bergdorg, taken out of context when she said, “most white people are prejudice.”It was the one line in a 10 min interview about race, that the British press would have a fill day with. While her statement received little opposition from others of colors, white right wing newscasters like Pierce Morgan, who like to believe they are progressive, were outraged.

Fast forward a year and Munroe had seemed to pass the twisting of words the British press is known for and quickly became an outspoken UK trans activist. Not only an advocate for gender equality but for equality in race relations, as she challenged those that feel progressed beyond racism to examine how much effort they have contributed to racial equality.

Her efforts and her celebrity status were quickly recognized by the UK’s Labor Party; a more moderate liberal social party.

In a statement posted on Twitter³ on Tuesday, the DJ and activist described her “great sadness” at her resignation, which she blamed on “endless attacks on my character by the conservative right-wing press and relentless online abuse”.