unsettling

A campaigner who worked to make upskirting illegal has turned down an OBE from the Queen because she believes the British Empire has ‘deep and unsettling race issues’. Gina Martin, 27, posted a letter on social media revealing she had refused to accept the honour because she thought it would be ‘deeply hypocritical’ while ‘continuing … Read more

A campaigner who worked to make upskirting illegal has turned down an OBE from the Queen.  Gina Martin, 27, cited the ‘deep and unsettling race issues’ of the British Empire as the reason for her refusal in a letter. The activist was nominated in June for the Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours, but said it would be ‘deeply hypocritical’ to … Read more