Bridgerton author Julia Quinn was initially surprised by the backlash that came after her character Michael Stirling's gender ...

The corresponding video featured a lesson on gender pronouns, beginning with three cartoon characters drawn with text bubbles over their heads. "Gender pronouns describe a person's gender identity ...

Bridgerton Season 3 made a bold choice by gender-swapping Francesca's love interest. After having a minor role in the previous two seasons, Hannah Dodd was recast in the role of Francesca, whose love ...

Replacing this cherished male character with a woman has not just ... emphasizing the thoughtfulness in approaching the gender swap to maintain the essence of the story. Ending on a note of ...

Book readers got a shock then when the Netflix series introduced John’s cousin on screen as Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza), gender-flipping the character and presumably changing Francesca’s ...

"But switching the gender of a major character is a huge change, and so when Jess Brownell first approached me with the idea of turning Michael into Michaela for the show, I needed more ...