Mel C cancels Poland’s gig over issues that “don’t align with the communities I support”

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Melanie C. says she canceled a show in Poland on New Year’s Eve after learning about issues that “do not align with the communities I support.”

The 48-year-old Spice Girl was reportedly scheduled to perform in Zakopane.

Mel C, real name Melanie Chisholm, hasn’t explained her reasons for withdrawing, but LGBT+ Twitter users have paid tribute to her online.

Chisholm is an outspoken ally of LGBT+ people and last year won the Ally Award at the British LGBT+ Awards.

But Poland is the worst-ranked country in the European Union when it comes to laws and policies affecting LGBT lives, according to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Association (ILGA).

Although sexual acts between people of the same sex are legal in Poland, Stonewall highlights that same-sex marriage is not legal and that same-sex couples do not have the legal right to adopt children jointly or through second parent adoption.

In a statement published on Monday, Chisholm wrote: “In light of certain issues which have been brought to my attention, which are not compatible with the communities I support, I am afraid I will no longer be able to perform in Poland as planned on New Year’s Eve.” I hope to be back there. very soon. Hope you all have an amazing Christmas and best wishes for 2023. Melanie xxx. In response to her statement, Twitter users called her a “hero” and an “ally”.

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