'Bridgerton' takes bold turn with gender-swapped character in Season 4

Francesca Bridgerton's journey takes a bold turn in Netflix's "Bridgerton" as her romance evolves into a queer love story.

Bridgerton’s Masali Baduza and Hannah Dodd Defend Gender Swap Twist, Shut Down Backlash

Bridgerton's Masali Baduza and Hannah Dodd explained why the controversial Francesca and Michaela gender swap was necessary ...
Newsweek

Gender on Government Documents To Change Under New Bill

The way the U.S. handles gender on government documents could change under a new bill proposed this week by Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington. The bill has garnered 95 ...
Austin American-Statesman

After anti-liberal pressure, University of Texas to consolidate gender and ethnic studies

The University of Texas’s College of Liberal Arts will consolidate its long-standing ethnic and gender studies programs into one new department. The university will immediately begin the process of ...
WISH-TV

New BMV rule bans gender marker changes on ID

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) – Starting Thursday, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer provide customers with the option to change their gender on their Indiana credential by using a ...
WTHR

'It's heart-wrenching' | A mother's worry as Indiana locks gender markers on IDs

INDIANAPOLIS — The change came without any big announcement or fanfare. Instead, an orange-colored header with dark text on a secondary page of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle website is labeled, ...
WNDU

Indiana BMV to stop allowing gender marker changes on licenses this week

INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer allow customers to change their gender markers on their driver’s licenses or state-issued IDs later this week. According to ...
Wane

Indiana BMV to not allow gender marker change starting Thursday

INDIANAPOLIS — Starting this week, officials with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles stated that they will no longer let customers change their gender markers on their credentials. BMV has sold more ...
Indiana Daily Student

Indiana BMV will no longer allow ID gender changes starting Thursday

Indiana residents will no longer be able to change their gender marker on their driver’s licenses or state-issued IDs starting Thursday. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles previously allowed ...
The Indianapolis Star

Indiana BMV quietly enacts rule change prohibiting Hoosiers from changing gender markers

This story was updated with new information. Hoosiers will no longer be able to change the gender marker on their drivers' licenses beginning Feb. 12, officially closing the door for transgender ...
Us Weekly

Did ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Bring Back Masali Baduza’s Michaela After Backlash to Gender Swap Twist?

Bridgerton received backlash for gender-swapping Francesca’s future love interest from Michael to Michaela — but did that affect Masali Baduza‘s return in season 4? The rest of part 1 largely centered ...