William Lindsey 
Beverley Knight, who says she was canceled in the 1980s for defending LGBTQ people, states,
“Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Human beings are human beings. The end, full stop. I think the moral panic that exists right now is a confection. It is red meat to a particular section of the electorate. They said the same thing years ago about gay people.”
~ Coco Khan
‘I was cancelled’: Beverley Knight on gay rights, race and her West End renaissance
As a chart-topping singer in the ultra-controlled pop landscape of the 00s, she refused to be sexy, spoke out about Aids and was staunchly pro-Labour. Now, she’s one of theatre’s biggest stars – and ready to get the Tories out