Singer furious at group for using song without permission
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Jimmy Somerville, the frontman of Bronski Beat, has publicly denounced LGB Alliance for utilizing his band’s song in their film without permission. The singer expressed his outrage in a video shared on Bronski Beat’s Instagram platform.
“It has come to my attention that the LGB Alliance is using ‘Smalltown Boy’ in a film called Generation Gay,” Somerville said in a video posted to Bronski Beat’s Instagram account, adding, “LGB Alliance is anti-trans.”
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“I would never allow anything of mine to be used by such a group,” Somerville continued. “So we will do everything we can as soon as possible to have ‘Smalltown Boy’ removed from this film.”
“How dare you?” the Scottish singer added. “How fucking dare you?”
Somerville concluded, stating, “I just want to let you know that there’s nothing to do with me, didn’t know about it, but we will do something about it.”
The band’s Instagram post labeled the usage of their 1984 hit single in the organization’s Generation Gay film as unauthorized. The film, which was posted on LGB Alliance’s YouTube channel for their 2024 conference, has since been removed following copyright claims.
LGB Alliance, established in 2019, describes itself as an organization representing lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. According to their website, they focus on advocating for same-sex attracted people’s rights without discrimination.
In response to Somerville’s criticism, LGB Alliance co-founder Bev Jackson took to X, defending their position: “We stand up for gay men and lesbians who still know what homosexuality is.”
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“We are not part of the TQ+ movement that denies the existence of homosexuality and panders to the current fashion for ‘gender identity’ that is harming so many young LGB people,” Jackson continued.
“If you think some gay men have vulvas and some lesbians have penises, you have nothing to do with the gay rights movement I was part of, as a founding member of the UK Gay Liberation Front,” Jackson added.
