Brian May has backtracked on his previous comments about the Brit Awards scrapping its gendered categories, insisting he wasn’t being ‘unfriendly to trans people’. The Queen guitarist reacted to the Brits’ groundbreaking move of introducing gender-neutral categories for its 2022 awards, with male and female nominations axed entirely in a bid to promote inclusivity.
Speaking to The Sun at ITV Palooza last week, Brian was quoted as saying he believed his legendary rock band Queen ‘wouldn’t be considered diverse enough’ if they started out today.
The rock icon reportedly said he was ‘very uncomfortable about some of the decisions that are being made out of fear’ in reference to the Brits.However, Brian, 74, has claimed he was ‘ambushed’ and.