Boy George defends his comments about gender pronouns for Billboard & The Hollywood Reporter's PrideSummit
to preferred pronouns as a"modern form of attention seeking," sparking outrage from the LGBTQ community., George says that he feels his comments were taken out of context as a result of vigilant"policing" online.
As for the initial comment itself, George clarifies that he intended his tweet to be a message of non-judgement, even though it was directly perceived as the opposite."My point when I said the thing about the pronouns was, you will never have a situation, when you encounter me, where you'll have to explain yourself to the degree where it's uncomfortable for you.
on Saturday, June 13. George is just one guest in a star-studded lineup, where LGBTQ stars will appear for conversations, performances, cameos and much more. Check out the new clip from Boy George's interview above, and be sure to tune in to the Pride Summit and Pride Prom this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET
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