Man charged for homophobic attack against Drag Race star The Vivienne
Police have charged the person suspected of attacking RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne earlier this year. On 16 June, the man approached The Vivienne in a Liverpool McDonald’s and made homophobic comments.
He then punched her in the face and fled, according to Merseyside Police. Alan Whitfield, 50, of Everton, has been charged with assault.
He will appear before magistrates on 5 September. “No-one, no matter what their background or religious beliefs, should be assaulted, threatened, or subjected to any form of hate crime,” Detective Inspector Alan Nuttall said, according to the BBC. “Please be reassured that we thoroughly investigate reports of those targeted through hate crime and will be relentless to bring offenders to justice.” READ MORE: Police release photo of man they wish to identify in connection with Clapham stabbings The Vivienne responded to the news on Twitter. “With hate crimes on the rise.
I will not, and will never stop SCREAMING ABOUT EQUALITY FOR EVERYBODY! At least some good news has come today. “Thanks again to @MerseyPolice who have been fantastic and who I will be working with in the future to make sure we battle this head on.” The Vivienne has been open about the psychological impact the attack had on her In a recent appearance on This Morning, the drag superstar spoke about how the experienced affected her. “It was in broad daylight.
