'Outrageously Transphobic'




(New Zealand) An advertisement for Libra brand tampons has prompted a storm of criticism for being outrageously transphobic.

Critics say the television spot for Libra implies transgender people 'are not real women because they do not menstruate'.

The promo, which has been aired in New Zealand, shows a draq (sic) queen and blonde woman standing side by side in a nightclub toilet.

They seem to compete with one another - as they put on mascara, lip gloss and then adjust their bras.

But, in what the advert portrays as a winning move, the blonde then pulls out her Libra tampon. The draq (sic) queen storms out of the toilets in a huff.

In all candor, I've not heard of transphobia before this report and, along with most trans-type identifiers, I'm at a loss to explain exactly what it entails. It's confusing.