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Gervais is a supporter of [[LGBT rights by country or territory|gay rights]] and has praised the introduction of [[Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom|same-sex marriage in England and Wales]] as "a victory for all of us", saying "anything that promotes equality, promotes progress ... You can't take equality 'too far'."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-03-29/ricky-gervais-calls-law-change-a-victory-for-all-of-us/|title=Ricky Gervais calls law change 'a victory for all of us'|publisher=ITV|date=29 March 2014|access-date=1 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401044523/http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-03-29/ricky-gervais-calls-law-change-a-victory-for-all-of-us/|archive-date=1 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gervais has attracted criticism for the [[transphobic]] content of his stage routines<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chilton |first=Louis |date=2022-05-24 |title=Ricky Gervais: Netflix viewers condemn ‘toxic’'toxic', ‘transphobic’'transphobic' and ‘ignorant’'ignorant' new special |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ricky-gervais-netflix-transphobic-supernature-b2086074.html |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> and social media posts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ricky Gervais Goes All-In With Transphobia Again In 'SuperNature' |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2022/5/24/ricky-gervais-goes-all-transphobia-again-supernature |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2017, Gervais endorsed [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[2017 UK general election]]. He tweeted, "OK. I'm not telling you how to vote, but this is a fact. The only vote that will keep [[Theresa May]] out is a vote for Jeremy Corbyn. Cheers."<ref name="standard">{{cite news|last=Ruby|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/ricky-gervais-backs-jeremy-corbyn-for-prime-minister-it-s-the-only-vote-that-will-keep-theresa-may-a3557356.html|title=Ricky Gervais backs Jeremy Corbyn for Prime Minister: 'It's the only vote that will keep Theresa May out'|location=London|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=5 June 2017|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608114838/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/ricky-gervais-backs-jeremy-corbyn-for-prime-minister-it-s-the-only-vote-that-will-keep-theresa-may-a3557356.html|archive-date=8 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>