Alan Cumming announced today that he will be giving back the Order of the British Empire award given to him by Queen Elizabeth II because of his misgivings about “being associated with the toxicity of empire.”
the Order of the British Empire award given to him by Queen Elizabeth II because of his misgivings about “being associated with the toxicity of empire.”early Friday morning. “Fourteen years ago, I was incredibly grateful to receive [the award] in the 2009 Queen’s birthday honours list, for it was awarded not just for my job as an actor but ‘for activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA.
The Scottish actor, who is bisexual, continued: “The Queen’s death and the ensuing conversations about the role of monarchy and especially the way the British Empire profited at the expense of Indigenous peoples across the world really opened my eyes. Also, thankfully, times and laws in the US have changed, and the great good the award brought to the LGBTQ+ cause back in 2009 is now less potent than the misgivings I have being associated with the toxicity of empire .
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