In February 2021, Linehan created a fake account on the lesbian dating app Her and publicly posted screenshots of non-binary people and trans women using the app. Her clarified that transgender women are welcome on the app. In March 2021, Linehan said his activism had cost him work; he refused to work with Channel 4 as they would not return the controversial episode of "The IT Crowd" to broadcast, and he refused to work with the BBC as they had depicted a transgender lesbian couple in a CBeebies video.