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  • COMMENT | India Willoughby is “undoing the good” of those that have gone before her

    So India Willoughby really has been making tidal waves on social media of late hasn’t she?

    I for one will never understand her. She is out there, in full view and as the woman she wishes to be. So what I don’t get is that she berates anyone who doesn’t quite understand her journey. People still don’t quite understand the concept. She refuses to accept Amanda Barrie’s apology for a start.

    You see the problem I have is that India, like Caitlyn Jenner, can help the trans community achieve so much more in terms of acceptance. They could become if you wish, martyrs to the cause. They could go down in history in changing perceptions. She has this visual presence on TV that can make people sit up and go “oh, it’s just a person FFS. What’s all the fuss about?”

    Instead, they have chosen to publicly ridicule others within the LGBT+ community. For India, she has taken a swipe at drag saying that it “cheapens” the whole trans thing. Trouble is drag and trans are two very different areas. One is where a man uses dick tape to hide his cock and the other has it removed if they go down the gender reassignment route.

    You sit there screaming at the TV wanting her to “grow the f*** up”. If she can’t handle it and use her presence to educate then she needs to step out of the fire. In my mind, she was a beacon of light for the trans community but I fear she will set it back decades with her pissy behaviour and spite.

    I work in a very male-dominated industry and I’ve come across the odd homophobic slur. To be fair I don’t usually raise an eyebrow and waste a breath on them. I am out and proud and should someone have a problem, I will do my best to show that gay men are just men who happen to love men. We don’t actually do anything different in our day to day working lives than our straight counterparts.

    Now as a gay man with an open upbringing I am of the “live and let live” view. If it doesn’t affect me (and when you think about it there isn’t much that affects any of us really) then I’m not going to lose what valuable time I have being alive wasting it on something I don’t really mind.

    India is turning into a self-righteous idiot who is actually undoing any good that those who have gone before her have fought for. So just what is India’s problem?

    Come to think of it, WHAT is her problem?

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  • India Willoughby will not accept Amanda Barrie’s misgendering apology

    “Apology not accepted”

    India Willoughby, 52, has taken a firm stance on misgendering while in the Celebrity Big Brother house and has refused to accept the apology of 82-year-old veteran actor Amanda Barrie.

    In the lead up to India not accepting Corrie legend Amanda Barrie’s apology, Amanda misgendered India twice. India accused Amanda of misgendering her – and noted that the second time that Amanda chuckled about it afterwards.

    Since being in the house, India has talked openly and frequently about her transition and being transgender. She took a swipe at those who identify as non-binary saying that she considered people who were “Bob on Monday and Barbara on Tuesday” cheapened the transgender experience.

    Ann Widdecombe, Rachel Johnson and Amanda Barrie all misgendered the newscaster.

    Not accepting

    Amanda later sought out India who was sitting alone in the garden. When Amanda apologised for the incident, India refused to accept the apology saying “Apology not accepted”.

    Her refusal to accept and move on from Amanda’s mistake was met with anger from some viewers on Twitter, who suggested that India needed to let the issue go.

     

     

     

     

    CBB continues tonight on Channel 5 at 9 PM

  • Housemates have misgendered India Willoughby numerous times since she went in

    India Willoughby has been misgendered by numerous housemates, numerous times since entering the Big Brother house.

    Do the housemates have an issue with recognising India Willoughby‘s gender? It seems so after Ann Widdecombe, Rachel Johnson and Amanda Barrie all misgendered the newscaster.

    The latest incident happened when Corrie legend Amanda Barrie who herself is also part of the LGBT+ community misgendered India in a discussion in the living room. India accused Amanda of misgendering her twice – and noted that the second time actually Amanda chuckled about it afterwards.

    India said that she took great offence to the misgendering. Amanda said that she apologised deeply.

    India said that an apology was “not enough” and explained how upset it made her.

    Last night viewers of Rylan’s Bit On The Side were shocked when footage not shown in the main programme showed Rachel Johnson also misgendering India.

    Ann Widdecombe was the first celebrity to call India a “he” in a moment for which the former politician apologised for.

    Ann waded into the discussion and said that if the misgendering wasn’t deliberate an apology was always enough.

    Since being in the house, India has talked openly and frequently about her transition and being transgender. She took a swipe at those who identify as non-binary saying, that she considered people who were “Bob on Monday and Barbara on Tuesday” cheapened the transgender experience.

    India was not impressed with Ann’s interruption and said that an apology was not enough and that being misgender was deeply offensive.

     

  • Is India Willoughby Holly Willoughby’s sister?

    India Willoughby is one of the stars of Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother, but is she Holly Willoughby’s sister?

    India Willoughby is probably most famous for being the UK’s first transgender newsreader for both BBC and Channel 5 but she’s also stepped into the Celebrity Big Brother house for the latest series, which is celebrating all things women.

    India was also famous for presenting on an all-female talk show, on Radio 4, but people really want to know whether she’s actually Holly Willoughby’s sister.

    India joined the Celebrity Big Brother house and is the second ever transgender housemate, after Kelly Malone joined the house in 2014.

    India is not Holly’s sister. Holly has one sister who also works in television but her name is Kelly. It’s not known if India has any siblings.

    Talking briefly about how her family accepted her transition, India said that it was like a bereavement for her mother, adding that her mother felt like her son was dying. India had gender reassignment surgery in 2015.

    India is not the first transgender celebrity to enter the Big Brother house, in 2014 Kellie Maloney entered the house after she announced that she was transitioning. In series 12, Lauren Harries entered the house and Alex Reid, who said he might consider himself transgender or a cross-gender dresser won series seven.

     

     

  • India Willoughby: Trans can mean Bob on Monday, Barbara on Tuesday

    India Willoughby’s frank and honest chat about what “transgender” means might cause offence to some in the LGBT+ community.

    It didn’t take long for Celebrity Big Brother star India Willoughby to talk about what being transgender means to her. The star who became the UK’s first openly transgender newsreader was talking to Whistle-blower Maggie Oliver on why she doesn’t have many fans in the transgender community.

    India and Maggie were talking, when Maggie remarked that she thought that India was brave in her transition and that she would be a great advocate for others who want to transition, but India didn’t think she was.

    Speaking from her bed, India said, “A lot of transgender people don’t like me though, because of the LGBT thing and pointing out the differences… It’s because transgender now, they include drag queens. With people like me, it’s not a part-time thing and it’s not a really a choice. I hated being trans. It was horrible. For other people under than word, what is now transgender it can mean anything from RuPaul to somebody who is Bob on Monday and Barbara on Tuesday. I feel that soft of cheapens the seriousness…”.

    CBB continues tonight on Channel 5 from 9 PM

  • Who’s in Celebrity Big Brother January 2018

    Celebrity Big Brother launched last night on Channel 5, but who entered the UK’s most famous house?

    Who's in Celebrity Big Brother January 2018

    The first batch of celebs to enter this year’s house are all female, to celebrate 100 years since women won the right to vote. A slew of powerful, controversial and legendary housemates entered the house on a cold, wet January night.

    First to enter was former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe

    Controversial and outspoken. Ann Widdecombe made no bones about why she was in the house after Emma Willis asked the former Tory MP, why she decided that 2018 was the year to enter the house, “you asked me” came the curt reply. Ann is known for her divisive opinions and controversial comments. She has been a life-long critic of LGBT+ rights in UK politics. She constantly voted against gay rights during her time as an MP.

    Then a Kardashian favourite in the form of American TV star Malika Haqq

    Relatively unknown in the UK, Malika Haqq claim to fame is appearing on Keeping Up With The Kardashians and being the best friend of Khloe Kardashian. Speaking about what she was hoping to gain out of her BB experience Malika said, “I’m mostly looking forward to winning Celebrity Big Brother. Isn’t that what everybody would say?”

    Another show another Johnson, Rachel Johnson

    First the father, now the sister – Boris Johnson’s family are making the reality TV rounds.

    “Social influencer” Ashley James

    The 30-year-old vlogger, DJ and TV presenter looked nervous in her all-white outfit for the launch of CBB. Speaking about what she was looking forward to during CBB is “celebrating the year of the woman, celebrating our female history.”

    Ashley rose to fame on the E4 show Made In Chelsea in 2013.

    Newscaster India Willoughby

    India is the UK’s first openly transgender newscaster. She is also known for her time as a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women.

    Whistleblower Maggie Oliver

    Technically not a celebrity, Maggie Oliver was the witness protection officer at the centre of the Rochdale child sex grooming scandal. Maggie quit the force after serving 16 years to expose the wrongdoings of senior officers within the police force.

    Glamour model Jess Impiazzi

    She’s an Ex On The Beach and TOWIE alumni. She’s 28-year-old and is the youngest celeb in the house, so far.

    Corrie actor Amanda Barrie

    82-year-old Amanda Barrie is the oldest housemate in 2018. In 2017 she came out as bisexual in her autobiography in 2014 she married journalist and novelist Hilary Bonner. She’s most famous for her time on Coronation Street.

  • Katie Hopkins: Trans women are “Castrated Men”

    “don’t ask me to call a castrated man a woman”

     

    Katie Hopkins is under fire after saying that trans women are nothing more than castrated men. The controversial former columnist, former radio presenter, former TV talk show host and former Apprentice candidate was tweeting during launch show of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother.

    On Twitter using the Celebrity Big Brother hashtag, she insisted that she wasn’t transphobic by writing, “I am not transphobic. Live your life how you damn well please. Just don’t ask me to call a castrated man a woman”.

    Target of Katie Hopkins? India entered the Celebrity Big Brother house during the all-female launch of CBB 2018

    During the launch show, one of the new housemates was revealed to be the trans journalist, India Willoughby.

    Hopkins went on to Tweet that removing a person’s penis does not make them a woman “A man who castrates his penis is not a women. Just as a cat with no legs is not a slug”

    The outburst from Hopkins who was branded “awful” by some on social media, was liked 5,400 times and retweeted nearly 1,500 times within a few hours.

    One user responded that Hopkins’ Tweet was the “definition of transphobia.”

    Another warned that refusing to use the pronouns of a person was transphobic,

    Year of the woman

    India talking to Emma Willis before she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.

    This series of Celebrity Big Brother is focusing on women, with the launch show featuring a solely female audience and an all-female line up of celebrities entering the house to celebrate that women have had the right to vote for 100 years.

    The lineup included former Conservative politician Ann Widdecombe, American TV personality Malika Haqq, writer Rachel Johnson, “Social influencer” Ashley James, Channel 5 newsreader India Willoughby, Whistle-blower Maggie Oliver, Glamour model Jess Impiazzi and Corrie Legend Amanda Barrie.