host Ken Jennings has hit back at reports suggesting he is transphobic. But this time I’m going to say something about it, because these were framed to imply that I was aligned with their own transphobia.” Why are there calls to boycott The New York Times? Calls to boycott The New York Times have circulated among some LGBTQ+ activists for several years over concerns about the newspaper’s reporting on transgender issues. “So that’s the thing to know, if you’re a tabloid that’s going to name-check me in another round of transphobic s*** about Bluesky discourse.