Cher has torn into President Donald Trump after he retweeted anti-Muslim videos from a member of a far-right British organization.
Trump shared videos from Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen, which claimed to show Muslims committing acts of violence and assault.
His apparent endorsing of the tweets — sent to his almost 44 million followers — drew outrage from British politicians, with Prime Minister Theresa May calling it “wrong” to share them and saying Britain First exists to “divide communities through their use of hateful narratives.”
Apologizing to Britain for Trump’s actions, Cher called Trump a “demented racist” and said he was an “insufferable” clown.
The “Believe” singer (and gay icon) said she was “proud” that British politicians had stood up to Trump and publicly opposed his actions.
Check out her (signature all-caps) tweet below:
I WOULD LIKE 2 APOLOGIZE 2 BRITISH PEOPLE🙏🏻 THE PERSON WHO OCCUPIES OUR WHITE HOUSE IS A DEMENTED RACIST‼️IM NOT PROUD OF MY FEELINGS TOWARDS HIM,BUT GOD,I CANT BEAR 2 SEE OR HEAR HIM.HE'S AN INSUFFERABLE 🤡‼️IM PROUD PARLIAMENT STOOD UP TO HIM & RESCINDED HIS VISIT.😘🇬🇧
In addition to its anti-Muslim sentiments, Britain First has a history of anti-LGBTQ actions. Just this year, the group’s Facebook page seemed furious that a reality dating show would feature all-LGBTQ contestants for the first time.
After branding the move “political correctness,” Britain First’s followers quickly filled the comments section with homophobic and anti-LGBTQ language, including asking why a lesbian relationship was being “pushed down everyone else’s throat like it is normal, which it isn’t.”
Cher isn’t the only gay icon signalling their disdain for Trump on Twitter. Just last week, Bette Midler read Trump for a tweet in which he said he was America’s favorite president.
Midler retorted that she’d prefer any other president, including “the 39 who are currently decomposing corpses.”
Trump tweeted he is our favorite President. I prefer any other President, including the 39 who are currently decomposing corpses.
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a policy mandating that U.S. passports list a traveler’s sex as assigned at birth, based on biological characteristics.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the U.S. government would recognize only two sexes, effectively erasing transgender identity. The order, which pledged to uphold "the biological reality of sex," directed the State Department to revise its passport policies to "accurately reflect the holder's sex."
The International Olympic Committee is reportedly preparing to ban transgender women from competing in all female-designated sports, according to a report by the U.K. newspaper The Times.
At present, each sport’s international federation sets its own rules on transgender eligibility, with some requiring athletes to undergo hormone therapy for a specific period before competing in the female category.
But IOC President Kirsty Coventry, elected earlier this year, has called for consistent standards across all sports. After taking office in June, she created four working groups to address key issues facing the IOC, including one focused on protecting women’s sports.
Dutch authorities say Veronica Clifford-Carlos failed to prove she faces a "legitimate risk of persecution" or threat of physical harm in the United States.
A Dutch court has upheld a ruling rejecting a U.S. transgender woman's bid for asylum, finding she does not face a substantial enough threat of persecution in her home country.
Veronica Clifford-Carlos, a 28-year-old visual artist from California, said she once believed she’d build a life in the United States, but felt compelled to flee after receiving death threats over her gender identity.
Clifford-Carlos left the United States -- leaving behind friends and her dog -- and flew to the Netherlands with her father. Upon arrival, she applied for asylum, telling authorities about the abuse she endured in the United States, particularly after President Donald Trump’s re-election last fall.
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