Free State of Jones | Dir: Gary Ross | Rated: MA | In Cinemas Now | ★ ★ ★ The latest offering from writer/director Gary Ross (‘Pleasantville’, ‘Hunger Games’) is the incredible true story of Newton (Newt) Knight, a former Mississippi farmer, medic and rebel. Newt Knight is played by Oscar winner, Matthew McConaughey, who is so well cast […]
Comedian Tracy Morgan and singer Belinda Carlisle have joined the rising number of celebrities taking a stand against anti-LGBT laws in the USA. Morgan, a former ‘Saturday Night Live’ player, has cancelled all stand-up performances in Mississippi in response to a new law that allows discrimination against LGBTI people based on religious belief or moral conviction. […]
Celebrities have been showing their dissatisfaction with emerging US state anti-LGBT laws with boycotts, but Cyndi Lauper has devised a different strategy. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has joined Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams and more in abstaining from performing in states such as North Carolina and Mississippi which have recently introduced discriminatory laws. Lauper, however, intends to perform. “I […]
South Carolina’s Senate have been presented with a bill that specifically targets trans people’s bathroom use in the state. The bill known as S. 1203 was introduced by State Senator Lee Bright, who says the law would mirror North Carolina’s position on LGBT rights. “Multiple occupancy bathroom and changing facilities located on public property, including […]
Rock star Bryan Adams has cancelled an upcoming show in the US state of Mississippi in response to a new law that facilitates LGBT discrimination. The new law will allow private businesses and religious groups to refuse service to lesbian and gay couples. Adams revealed in a statement that he can’t in good conscience perform in […]
