Posted November 8, 20186 yr The girls all look FIERCE *.* (and the boys don't look too bad either :kink: ) 'It's really important to us' - Little Mix on their promise to be LGBT Pop Allies Jesy, Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie talk sexual acceptance in our new December issue. In 2018, pop stars saying they love their gay fans is no rare thing - and rightly so. But a global pop band with a young fanbase consistently incorporating LGBT themes in their work and using their platform to promote love, acceptance and gay equality? Well, that's still sadly less common. Since forming on The X Factor in 2011, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock have used their platform as pop superstars to champion LGBT+ equality at every turn. From delivering a bona fide LGBT+ anthem in 2015's 'Secret Love Song' - which they later dedicated to the victims or the Orlando Pulse massacre during their world tour - to shutting down homophobic bigotry on social media, Little Mix have never shied away supporting for their LGBT+ fans on their journey to becoming the world's biggest girlband. As they pose for an exclusive shoot and interview in the December issue of Attitude - available to download and to order globally - they open up about their commitment to the cause, which saw them named the winners of the Honourary Gay Award at the Attitude Awards last month. "We're absolutely GAGGED! " Jade says of the girls' first cover shoot for an LGBT+ publication. "We’ve wanted to be on the cover, or at least part of Attitude for years. It’s a dream come true." Bandmate Jesy adds: "We had a field day." Jade, who serves as an ambassador for LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall, goes on:"To be recognised as LGBT+ allies, that’s amazing. Obviously, we have a massive gay fan base and so to be given that award is just… [smiles]. "The majority of our friends, especially in London, are LGBT+. I didn’t want to be that person who was like, ‘I love going to gay bars and I have a gay friend.’ I actually wanted to back that up as an ally. "I wanted to educate myself and learn how to combat homophobia, or know what to say when our LGBT+ fans message or send tweets: 'I don’t know what to do, I don’t know how to come out to my parents.' "All these things. It was about learning what to say to be able to help them. "We have so many LGBT+ fans. If we’re going to benefit from them as a fan base, the least we can do is give them something back. "It’s really important to us." Hopefully someone can be so kind as to upload the full article? :teresa:
November 8, 20186 yr I LOVE these. The group/Perrie ones are my favourites. Obsessed with Leigh Anne's jacket, too.
November 8, 20186 yr Really striking covers from all of them *.* haven’t seen the full article but the snippet in the OP is already heartwarming :heart:
