The changes come as Chiyo Gomes became the first trans man to participate in Mr Gay England 2020. After facing backlash from anti-trans campaigners after Gomes’ inclusion, Mr Gay England issued a statement saying it is “PROUD to welcome any gay man to compete for one of our national titles”.
Mr Gay World, an annual LGBTQ+ beauty pageant, will now be “open to anyone who identifies as male, using him and his pronouns and who collectively identifies as male”.
This will allow the international competition to be more inclusive, with the new rules applying to all of its license holders globally when they hold contests.
Mr Gay World says it “amended its policy to encompass the male identifying spectrum within the LGBTQ+ community” in June. “Moved