X-Factor UK judge and pop star Robbie Williams was slammed on social media after asking Felix Shepherd, a transgender contestant, his birth name before his audition this week. Asking a transgender person their birth, or “dead name”, is considered offensive because it is seen as invalidating their gender identity. https://twitter.com/quidditchfranta/status/1038525687299289090 Can’t believe @robbiewilliams just asked … Continue reading Transgender Contestant Defends Robbie Williams After X-Factor Host Gets Slammed for ‘Deadnaming’ Him: WATCH