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Singer Boy George has barrelled back into relevancy after saying that use of pronouns is a “modern form of attention seeking”. The Culture Club singer’s tweets quickly became a lightning rod for criticism from LGBT+ circles, with countless trans and gender-diverse folk slamming the star while his words attracted support from gender-critical groups. Simply specifying your pronouns, whether on a social media bio or to in an email signature, is a small act that helps encourage inclusivity and building solidarity with the trans community. But George has kicked off the new decade with a take on pronouns labelled ‘transphobic’ by...

On Monday, singer-songwriter Boy George mocked the idea of folks having so-called “preferred pronouns,” calling it “ridiculous.” “Leave your pronoun’s at the door!” the “Karma Chameleon” singer posted to social media. ======================================================= Boy George ✔ @BoyGeorge Leave your pronoun's at the door! 4,556 8:41 AM - Jan 6, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 862 people are talking about this ------------------------------------------------------------ Responding to criticism, Boy George, whose real name is George Alan O’Dowd, posted: “You must refer to me as ‘Napoleon’ and that’s as ridiculous as it gets!” he said, noting that he “used the ladies toilet throughout the 80s!”...

Ahead of November concert, the British pop sensation says the online pressure to cancel doesn't faze him. Boy George is just being true to himself. The iconic British pop singer is excited to return to Israel for his upcoming concert with his band, Culture Club, and doesn't seem to bat his impressive eyelashes at BDS pressure not to perform. "We have to be really careful with the Internet because people say everyone is talking - it's like five people, they're retweeting each other," he told Israel's Channel 2 News in an interview this week, "and that doesn't constitute a revolution."...

Apparently, they didn't really want to hurt him. Boy George cut a deal with New York City prosecutors to avoid jail time for a cocaine bust last fall. The 44-year-old "Karma Chameleon" singer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge of falsely reporting a burglary during a brief appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court. He got off with five days of community service and a $1,000 fine, and was ordered to enroll in a drug rehabilitation program. As part of the plea agreement, the Manhattan District Attorney dropped the more serious drug-possession charges, which could have landed the former Culture Club...

  Boy George ... robbed in flat   Busted by male hooker By EMILY SMITH US EditorDRUG-bust star Boy George was arrested after calling cops when a male hooker tried to rob him, it was reported last night. The singer is said to have panicked when the rent boy demanded he hand over all his cash. By the time cops arrived the prostitute had scarpered but a frightened pal of the star is supposed to have blurted out that there was “a lot more” cocaine in the New York flat. Boy George, 44, was then arrested after police seized...