In Wednesday’s episode, Varner immediately volunteered that he was on the chopping block, then alluded there was widespread “deception” among the group. Even Probst appeared rattled and told Varner it was a “giant leap of logic” to argue that Smith was being deceptive. “Zeke Smith, and transgender people like him, are not deceiving anyone by being their authentic selves, and it is dangerous and unacceptable to out a transgender person,” Nick Adams, director of GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program, said in a statement. Zeke is a massive Survivor fan and his point with us was very clear — he wanted to be seen as a Survivor player. Not the first transgender Survivor player.

Source: Washington Post April 13, 2017 10:14 UTC