Take That star Howard Donald has been dropped as one of the headline acts at Groovebox’s Pride Festival after it came to light he’d liked a number of tweets that were critical of trans people.Donald had been due to perform at the Nottingham event on Saturday 29 July, which also features acts including Horse Meat Disco, Essel, Sam Sax and a drag cabaret from stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – but he will now be replaced by another act. Social media users had earlier questioned Donald’s inclusion in the Pride line-up, highlighting some of his previous Twitter likes, including one calling for Disney to be “defunded” after holding a Pride event, and another criticising an inclusive menstruation campaign with the message: “Only women have periods! Men cannot menstruate. Transgender ‘women’ cannot menstruate.”Other likes from Donald’s account included a tweet from controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate, claiming “the only superhero a boy should have is his father” and another listing “realities” including “there are only two genders,” “Covid was a scam,” and “obesity isn’t beautiful or healthy”.Confirming his removal from the event, Groovebox’s Pride Festival posted a statement on their official Instagram page, saying: “In light of recent events
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