There is controversy about Dave Chappelle’s recent Netflix special “The Closer.” I have watched “The Closer.” I think Andrew Sullivan has it right in his review: this is a comedy piece that will increase acceptance of transgender and transsexual folks. In the American population, Dave Chappelle sounds to me like he is at about the 75th percentile (or higher) in his acceptance of trans folks. What he says is likely to pull people who are at below his 75th percentile level in their acceptance of trans folks toward his 75th percentile level. And I don’t think folks at a higher percentile rank in their acceptance of trans folk are likely to be pulled down to a lower percentile by listening to Dave. Some people are upset that he is not at the 99th percentile in what he says. But he is moving people in the right direction. This shouldn’t be about ideology; it should be about getting people treated better.