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The Irish Sun
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Heartbreak for Tulisa as her famous dad dies – leaving cousin Dappy devastated
Renowned musician Plato Contostavlos has passed away. The keyboard player, who went by the name of Steve, was the father of N-Dubz singer Tulisa. 7 Tulisa has been left heartbroken following the death of father Plato Contostavlos Credit: Barcroft Media 7 She posted an emotional tribute on her Instagram page, sharing a childhood snap Credit: Instagram 7 Plato Contostavlos was a big source of inspiration to N-Dubz and was in the band Mungo Jerry Credit: Doug Seeburg - The Sun 7 Tulisa with her bandmates - cousin Dappy and Fazer Credit: Getty The Young hitmaker has now taken to her Instagram page to post an emotional tribute. She shared a childhood image showing her snuggling with her dad and the words: "Love you pops, rest in peace. "Forever my father's daughter." Heartbroken rapper news as he posted a video of himself with his uncle, alongside a white dove. Read More on Tulisa I'm A Celeb star Speaking last year about her father, she said on Paul Brunson's podcast We Need To Talk: 'Me and my dad's relationship has not been a conventional one. "I would say me and my dad now we're just more friends that kind of have an understanding of one another." Plato was well loved within the music scene during the 1970s, as part of the blues band Mungo Jerry. Most read in Celebrity The band gained massive success after landing the Number 1 hit In The Summertime in 1970, with Pluto on the keyboard. Other hits from the band include Lady Rose and Alright, Alright, Alright. Plato contributed his incredible skills to the group while his brother Byron - who is Tulisa's uncle and Tulisa's dad reportedly was in the band in its early days with Byron - who tragically passed in the early days of N-Dubz. Speaking about her dad's influence on her career, she said in the past: "My dad had a little studio in Dollis Hill and he used to bring me there sometimes when he was working. Tulisa reveals why she split from NDubz bandmate Fazer saying he's 'the only one who meant something' "He put me on the mic at the age of five. I was singing Little Mermaid. "I just knew there was nothing else I felt passionate about." The star has told in the past how her dad left her mum, Anne Byrne, and her when she was nine years old. Tulisa became her mum's primary carer at the tender age of 11. 7 Dappy shared a video of himself fishing with his uncle Steve 7 Tulisa with her dad at Christmas one year Credit: Anne was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in 2007, a combination of bipolar and schizophrenia. When Plato left home Tulisa started staying at her aunt's house more often. She said in the past: "My dad left home and it triggered one of her episodes. "One minute she'd look all mournful as if someone had died, the next she'd be angry and aggressive, smashing cupboards and shouting. "Inevitably, she went into hospital again and I stayed with my mum's older sister, Louise." 7 The singer is being supported by her cousin Dappy Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Heartbreak for Tulisa as her famous dad dies – leaving cousin Dappy devastated
Renowned musician Steve Contostavlos has passed away. The keyboard player, who went by the name of Plato, was the father of N-Dubz singer Tulisa. 7 Tulisa has been left heartbroken following the death of father Plato Contostavlos Credit: Barcroft Media 7 She posted an emotional tribute on her Instagram page, sharing a childhood snap Credit: Instagram 7 Plato Contostavlos was a big source of inspiration to N-Dubz and was in the band Mungo Jerry Credit: Doug Seeburg - The Sun 7 Tulisa with her bandmates - cousin Dappy and Fazer Credit: Getty The Young hitmaker has now taken to her Instagram page to post an emotional tribute. She shared a childhood image showing her snuggling with her dad and the words: "Love you pops, rest in peace. "Forever my father's daughter." Heartbroken rapper Dappy, who was in the band with his cousin Tulisa, also previously shared the sad news as he posted a video of himself with his uncle, alongside a white dove. I'm A Celeb star Tulisa commented on the post with a broken heart emoji and Dappy replied: 'I'm so sorry T.' Speaking last year about her father, she said on Paul Brunson's podcast We Need To Talk: 'Me and my dad's relationship has not been a conventional one. "I would say me and my dad now we're just more friends that kind of have an understanding of one another." Plato was well loved within the music scene during the 1970s, as part of the blues band Mungo Jerry. The band gained massive success after landing the Number 1 hit In The Summertime in 1970, with Pluto on the keyboard. Other hits from the band include Lady Rose and Alright, Alright, Alright. Plato contributed his incredible skills to the group while his brother Byron - who is Tulisa's uncle and Dappy's father - played the bass guitar. Tulisa's dad reportedly was in the band in its early days with Byron - who tragically passed in the early days of N-Dubz. Speaking about her dad's influence on her career, she said in the past: "My dad had a little studio in Dollis Hill and he used to bring me there sometimes when he was working. Tulisa reveals why she split from NDubz bandmate Fazer saying he's 'the only one who meant something' "He put me on the mic at the age of five. I was singing Little Mermaid. "I just knew there was nothing else I felt passionate about." The star has told in the past how her dad left her mum, Anne Byrne, and her when she was nine years old. Tulisa became her mum's primary carer at the tender age of 11. 7 Dappy shared a video of himself fishing with his uncle Steve 7 Tulisa with her dad at Christmas one year Credit: Anne was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in 2007, a combination of bipolar and schizophrenia. When Plato left home Tulisa started staying at her aunt's house more often. She said in the past: "My dad left home and it triggered one of her episodes. "One minute she'd look all mournful as if someone had died, the next she'd be angry and aggressive, smashing cupboards and shouting. "Inevitably, she went into hospital again and I stayed with my mum's older sister, Louise." 7 The singer is being supported by her cousin Dappy Credit: Getty
Daily Mirror
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Trans activists install 'third toilet' outside UK Supreme Court after ruling
A trans activist group made their stand by placing a "third toilet" on the steps of the Supreme Court - a direct response to the suggestion to make their own "third space" Trans advocacy organisation TransActual UK launched its latest campaign right on the doorstep of the UK Supreme Court, and its not something you can miss. On Wednesday, May 21, the "Third Toilet," - which is quite literally, a toilet - was placed significantly on the court steps to highlight the question: where will trans people go... for the 'loo'? Made by creative agency BBH London, the pink and blue striped toilet, representing the trans flag, posed as both a call for action and demand for a reinforcement of trans rights and the community's protection since the UK Supreme Court ruled in favour of what is called the 'gender critical' volunteer organisation For Women Scotland. The group's appeal fought against the Scottish Government's use of 'woman' in reference to the non-cis community. The Mirror reported on the joint judgement given by Lord Hodge, Lady Rose and Lady Simler, with which the other Justices agreed, relaying that a unanimous verdict that the term 'woman' used in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex, and that alone. This controversial court ruling created a wave of debate on online platforms, stirring the fears of the trans community in regards of their safety, along with the stigma that trans women are supposedly at fault for women feeling unsafe, particularly in bathrooms. The court ruling in Scotland has manifested into exclusive bathrooms for cis-gendered men and women, drawing TransActual's question: "Where, exactly, are trans people supposed to go?". Demand for single-sex places - and comments such as Baroness Kishwer Falkner's, active chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who said that trans rights groups should create a separate "third space" - have resulted in the statement piece dropped deliberately outside Britain's most esteemed court. TransActual's message? To confront the exclusive ruling which threatens to isolate the minority from the public and social aspect of everyday life. The organisation's director, Hafsa Qureshi, shared a statement which read: "The Supreme Court claimed it brought clarity to an area of difficulty, however, it did the exact opposite," who added that whilst reducing the rights of the trans community, the ruling has already has "devastating" effects. She continued, saying: "This campaign is a powerful statement – about being forced to exist without safety, privacy, and rights, in full view of a society that refuses to see us". Two days ago, in act of defiance, Olivia Campbell Cavendish, founder and executive director of the Trans Legal Clinic, made her stand by (in fact) sitting on the Third Toilet. She said: "We need to move the conversation on from ridiculous things like bathrooms and onto the things that matter," before stating that "the safety of trans people everywhere," takes precedence. Camila Gurgel and Ieva Paulina, Associate Creative Directors at BBH, were clear about the exhibit not being a real victory "when so much has been lost," when the ruling ostracised the community in question from what "directly impacted their lives". "Our hope is that the Third Toilet installation sparks awareness, conversation, solidarity and inspires more people to stand with the trans community," concluded BBH. To find out more, visit
The Independent
16-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Trans women with gender certificate can be barred from single-sex areas
Transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if 'proportionate', the Supreme Court has ruled as the Government said the decision brought 'clarity and confidence' for women and service providers. Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) brought a series of challenges – including to the UK's highest court – over the definition of 'woman' and whether someone with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman under anti-discrimination legislation. In a judgment on Wednesday, five Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled in FWS's favour, finding that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 'refer to a biological woman and biological sex'. The justices said that this interpretation of the law does not cause disadvantage to trans people, who were described as a 'potentially vulnerable group'. In an 88-page judgment, justices Lord Hodge, Lady Rose and Lady Simler said that while the word 'biological' does not appear in the definition of man or woman in the Equality Act, 'the ordinary meaning of those plain and unambiguous words corresponds with the biological characteristics that make an individual a man or a woman'. The justices, supported by Lords Reed and Lloyd-Jones, later said that if 'sex' did not only mean biological sex in the 2010 legislation, providers of single-sex spaces including changing rooms, homeless hostels and medical services would face 'practical difficulties'. They said: 'If as a matter of law, a service provider is required to provide services previously limited to women also to trans women with a GRC, even if they present as biological men, it is difficult to see how they can then justify refusing to provide those services also to biological men and who also look like biological men.' The justices added: 'Read fairly and in context, the provisions relating to single-sex services can only be interpreted by reference to biological sex.' They later said that while there were 'carve-outs' in the Equality Act for single sex spaces which permit what would usually be seen as gender reassignment discrimination, there was no similar exception for people with a GRC. 'The intention must have been to allow for the exclusion of those with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, regardless of the possession of a GRC, in order to maintain the provision of single or separate services for women and men as distinct groups in appropriate circumstances,' the justices continued. The justices said that if sex had its 'biological meaning' then service providers could separate male and female users into different groups, such as separate hostels for homeless people. They added: 'If sex means biological sex, then provided it is proportionate, the female only nature of the service … would permit the exclusion of all males including males living in the female gender regardless of GRC status.' Obtaining a GRC requires a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, having lived in the acquired gender for at least two years and an intention to live in that gender for the rest of the applicant's life. Following the decision, a UK Government spokesman said: 'We have always supported the protection of single-sex spaces based on biological sex. 'This ruling brings clarity and confidence, for women and service providers such as hospitals, refuges, and sports clubs. 'Single-sex spaces are protected in law and will always be protected by this Government.' Scotland's First Minister said the Scottish Government accepts the ruling, adding that 'protecting the rights of all' will inform its response. In a post on X, John Swinney also said: 'The ruling gives clarity between two relevant pieces of legislation passed at Westminster. 'We will now engage on the implications of the ruling.' Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said the ruling was a 'victory'. She said: 'Saying 'trans women are women' was never true in fact, and now isn't true in law either. 'This is a victory for all of the women who faced personal abuse or lost their jobs for stating the obvious. Women are women and men are men: you cannot change your biological sex. 'The era of (Prime Minister Sir) Keir Starmer telling us women can have penises has come to an end. 'Well done to For Women Scotland.' Author JK Rowling, who has been outspoken on gender issues, said in a post on X that the campaigners who brought the case to the Supreme Court have 'protected the rights of women and girls across the UK'. She also said: 'It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court,' adding: 'I'm so proud to know you.' Campaign group Sex Matters, which had made arguments in the case, said the court had given 'the right answer'. Maya Forstater, the group's chief executive, said: 'We are delighted that the Supreme Court has accepted the arguments of For Women Scotland and rejected the position of the Scottish Government. 'The court has given us the right answer: the protected characteristic of sex – male and female – refers to reality, not to paperwork.' But LGBT charity Stonewall said there is 'deep concern' around the consequences of the Supreme Court ruling, which it said is 'incredibly worrying for the trans community'. Chief executive Simon Blake added: 'It's important to be reminded the court strongly and clearly reaffirmed the Equality Act protects all trans people against discrimination, based on gender reassignment, and will continue to do so. The justices said transgender people are still protected from discrimination, and that 'they would be able to invoke the provisions on direct discrimination and harassment, and indirect discrimination' if needed. The matter first came to court in 2022 when FWS successfully challenged the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 over its inclusion of trans women in its definition of women. The Court of Session ruled changing the definition of a woman in the Act was unlawful, as it dealt with matters falling outside the Scottish Parliament's legal competence. Following the challenge, the Scottish Government dropped the definition from the Act and issued revised statutory guidance – essentially, advice on how to comply with the law, prompting further legal challenges from FWS.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trans women with gender certificate can be barred from single-sex areas
Transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if 'proportionate', the Supreme Court has ruled as the Government said the decision brought 'clarity and confidence' for women and service providers. Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) brought a series of challenges – including to the UK's highest court – over the definition of 'woman' and whether someone with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman under anti-discrimination legislation. In a judgment on Wednesday, five Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled in FWS's favour, finding that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 'refer to a biological woman and biological sex'. The justices said that this interpretation of the law does not cause disadvantage to trans people, who were described as a 'potentially vulnerable group'. In an 88-page judgment, justices Lord Hodge, Lady Rose and Lady Simler said that while the word 'biological' does not appear in the definition of man or woman in the Equality Act, 'the ordinary meaning of those plain and unambiguous words corresponds with the biological characteristics that make an individual a man or a woman'. The justices, supported by Lords Reed and Lloyd-Jones, later said that if 'sex' did not only mean biological sex in the 2010 legislation, providers of single-sex spaces including changing rooms, homeless hostels and medical services would face 'practical difficulties'. They said: 'If as a matter of law, a service provider is required to provide services previously limited to women also to trans women with a GRC, even if they present as biological men, it is difficult to see how they can then justify refusing to provide those services also to biological men and who also look like biological men.' The justices added: 'Read fairly and in context, the provisions relating to single-sex services can only be interpreted by reference to biological sex.' They later said that while there were 'carve-outs' in the Equality Act for single sex spaces which permit what would usually be seen as gender reassignment discrimination, there was no similar exception for people with a GRC. 'The intention must have been to allow for the exclusion of those with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, regardless of the possession of a GRC, in order to maintain the provision of single or separate services for women and men as distinct groups in appropriate circumstances,' the justices continued. The justices said that if sex had its 'biological meaning' then service providers could separate male and female users into different groups, such as separate hostels for homeless people. They added: 'If sex means biological sex, then provided it is proportionate, the female only nature of the service … would permit the exclusion of all males including males living in the female gender regardless of GRC status.' Obtaining a GRC requires a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, having lived in the acquired gender for at least two years and an intention to live in that gender for the rest of the applicant's life. Following the decision, a UK Government spokesman said: 'We have always supported the protection of single-sex spaces based on biological sex. 'This ruling brings clarity and confidence, for women and service providers such as hospitals, refuges, and sports clubs. 'Single-sex spaces are protected in law and will always be protected by this Government.' Scotland's First Minister said the Scottish Government accepts the ruling, adding that 'protecting the rights of all' will inform its response. In a post on X, John Swinney also said: 'The ruling gives clarity between two relevant pieces of legislation passed at Westminster. 'We will now engage on the implications of the ruling.' Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said the ruling was a 'victory'. She said: 'Saying 'trans women are women' was never true in fact, and now isn't true in law either. 'This is a victory for all of the women who faced personal abuse or lost their jobs for stating the obvious. Women are women and men are men: you cannot change your biological sex. 'The era of (Prime Minister Sir) Keir Starmer telling us women can have penises has come to an end. 'Well done to For Women Scotland.' Author JK Rowling, who has been outspoken on gender issues, said in a post on X that the campaigners who brought the case to the Supreme Court have 'protected the rights of women and girls across the UK'. She also said: 'It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court,' adding: 'I'm so proud to know you.' It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court and, in winning, they've protected the rights of women and girls across the UK. @ForWomenScot, I'm so proud to know you 🏴💜🏴💚🏴🤍🏴 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 16, 2025 Campaign group Sex Matters, which had made arguments in the case, said the court had given 'the right answer'. Maya Forstater, the group's chief executive, said: 'We are delighted that the Supreme Court has accepted the arguments of For Women Scotland and rejected the position of the Scottish Government. 'The court has given us the right answer: the protected characteristic of sex – male and female – refers to reality, not to paperwork.' But LGBT charity Stonewall said there is 'deep concern' around the consequences of the Supreme Court ruling, which it said is 'incredibly worrying for the trans community'. Chief executive Simon Blake added: 'It's important to be reminded the court strongly and clearly reaffirmed the Equality Act protects all trans people against discrimination, based on gender reassignment, and will continue to do so. The justices said transgender people are still protected from discrimination, and that 'they would be able to invoke the provisions on direct discrimination and harassment, and indirect discrimination' if needed. The matter first came to court in 2022 when FWS successfully challenged the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 over its inclusion of trans women in its definition of women. The Court of Session ruled changing the definition of a woman in the Act was unlawful, as it dealt with matters falling outside the Scottish Parliament's legal competence. Following the challenge, the Scottish Government dropped the definition from the Act and issued revised statutory guidance – essentially, advice on how to comply with the law, prompting further legal challenges from FWS.
