On October 2, 2014, the Abrams Media-owned site TheMarySue.com published an article found here by cisgender writer Rachel Kolb criticizing trans persons and their allies who found the new film The Boxtrolls to be transmisogynistic.The article dismisses critics as overreacting and irresponsible for issuing "a big accusation that can’t be backed up."

The article goes on to argue that the film cannot be transmisogynistic because the offending character is not actually transgender, a pressumably transphobic line at the end of the movie can be interpretted in other ways, drag is traditional in British comedy, and the film's general message of "be yourself" precludes it from being considered transphobic.

The article was very negatively received. Commenters argued that the arguments were flimsy and uninformed and it was inappropriate for a cis person to tell trans people that their opinions on the issue were invalid (employing what is commonly known as "cisplaining"). Also, the article and subsequent lack of response to the commenters' concerns was seen as hypocritical considering The Mary Sue's supposed dedication to inclusivity and feminist principles and how the site frequently calls out other organizations for using similarly privilege-denying arguments to defend offensive content.

Since publication, the article has received almost 800 comments, the vast majority of them negative, and led to many readers saying no longer feel comfortable using the site. Despite this, neither The Mary Sue nor its parent company Abrams Media has yet issued any statement about the controversy, with one commenter citing an email from Bridget Williams, the president of Abrams Media, saying that any official response is unlikely.

In the minds of many, this silence is more offensive than the article itself and betrays a lack of regard for trans women and their allies.

The situation also brought to the forefront that The Mary Sue does not seem to currently have any openly-transgender contributors and possibly has never had any, and the presence of transgender contributors on the other websites run by Abrams Media seems minimal as well.

This reflects very poorly Abrams Media, its founder Dan Abrams and its president Bridget Williams. Based on statements from The Mary Sue's staff, it seems that the site itself does wish to address the problem but they are being prevented from doing so by Abrams Media.

Therefore, the signed below request that Abrams Media remove the offending article from TheMarySue.com, apologize for its publication and the lack of timely response, and commit to inclusivity of trans women as regular contributors.