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Metro
3 hours ago
- Metro
‘ITV putting a trans person on primetime signals that we're not going anywhere'
It's a strange time for Jordan Gray right now. On the one hand, she's got a brilliant new sitcom coming out on ITV – several years in the making – and is heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a long-anticipated follow-up to her Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated 2022 show, Is it a Bird? On the other, well, as anyone with a sense of humanity will know, it's a scary time to be trans. First, the good news: Transaction, her TV show, is brilliant. Written by and starring Jordan, it's a six-part sitcom set in a supermarket night shift. She plays Liv, an affirmative action transgender hire who turns out to be a nightmare, but they can't get rid of her because, as the comedian puts it: 'What could be worse than firing a transgender person?' To say Liv is a nightmare is an understatement. She can be spiky, manipulative, punishing and lazy; it's refreshing to see a trans character not being presented as 'a suffering saint or a sexualised villain', as Jordan puts it. Liv does have an arc, though. 'She's a lone wolf character but really just wants to have a family, and then she finds this little weird dysfunctional family,' says Jordan. As in many of the best sitcoms, the cast is made up of characters thrown together from different walks of life (including Nick Frost as the relatable manager who's well-meaning and tries his best to be an ally but doesn't always get it right). And it's no accident that it has, in places, some of the spirit of Community (the surreal NBC sitcom set in a community college) and Tina Fey's 30 Rock. 'Those are my two favourite shows of all time,' says Jordan. 'So it has to hold up to that standard of joke frequency and ideally joke quality.' All those years of doing live comedy have taught her that making people laugh is absolutely the priority, and whatever agenda there is in there has to come second. As with Community, Transaction has some episodes that dash off in unexpected directions: there's film noir, sci-fi and, as you would hope from someone who does musical comedy with as much panache as Jordan does, there's one with a lot of music in it. With thousands of members from all over the world, our vibrant LGBTQ+ WhatsApp channel is a hub for all the latest news and important issues that face the LGBTQ+ community. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications! Essex-born Jordan first shot to fame after reaching the finals in The Voice in 2016, gaining a new layer of credibility and acclaim with her hit live comedy show, Is It a Bird? This, in turn, led to a memorable appearance on Channel 4's Friday Night Live, in which she stripped naked at the end of a song. The response (from the grimmer sections of the internet) inspired the title of her new live comedy show, Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me? She got a barrage of death threats, and she'll go into some detail about how that felt. 'This next show could have been very just cathartic and vitriolic and angry,' says Jordan. 'But it's me holding open a wound for an hour at a time. The poster and the artwork look like it's very aggressive – I'm holding two guns – but it's coming from the other side.' Then, in April, the UK Supreme Court ruled that you had to be biologically female to be legally recognised as a woman. A lot of women like Jordan, particularly those who are experiencing any sort of health concerns, are terrified they'll be put in the wrong hospital ward, or might end up falling through the cracks of a broken system. More Trending She does her best to be diplomatic and understanding towards those who consider the ruling a victory, and says it's interesting that elements of Transaction feel as if they were written a few weeks ago. 'When it feels like our lives are being made functionally unlivable, suddenly ITV's putting a transgender person right on the screen at that prime time, and that's really cool. It's a lovely signal for transgender people that we're not going anywhere. In fact, we've got to bop and weave and survive this next bit,' she says. 'When society has given you the signals that it's maybe time to throw in the towel because it's just going to get harder and harder, there's always dark thoughts in the background. And we're trying to be civil and trying to be happy all the time, trying to put on a brave face on it. I'm proud of myself and the work I've done, and everything is still underpinned with joy.' View More » Transaction is on ITVX and ITV2 from Jun 24. Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me? Assembly George Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Jul 30-Aug 24, Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: I came out to my dad – he handed me a letter MORE: A stranger's question to my 7-year-old left me furious MORE: Erasure's Andy Bell: 'Kissing Boy George on stage was one of the only things I've done on purpose'
The Guardian
15 hours ago
- The Guardian
Can you solve it? Is 'yes' the answer to this question?
For readers who answered 'yes', you are correct. For readers who answered 'no', you are also correct. (I hope no one answered 'maybe'.) A similar logic applies to today's puzzles. Am I the kind of person who would set you such a challenge? Absolutely! A questionable planet A certain planet is inhabited by two kinds of alien, Cricks and Goops. Both types of alien – who are physically identical – have a strange way of speaking. They only ask questions. Cricks can only ask questions whose answer is yes, while Goops can only ask questions whose answer is no. 1. Could you meet a person inhabiting this planet who asks you 'Am I a Goop?' 2. You meet two friends, Katja and Anja. Katja once asked Anja 'Is at least one of us a Goop?' What are Katja and Anja? 3. You overhear a conversation between two people. One of them asks 'Am I the kind that could ask you whether there is a wizard on this planet?'. What are the chances that there is a wizard on the planet? 4. You later learn that there is exactly one wizard on this planet of Cricks and Goops. You would like to find out who that is. You meet an alien called Andrew. He asks you 'Am I the kind that could ask whether I am not the wizard?' Do you have enough information to tell for sure who the wizard is by now? 5. A strange alien asks you 'Am I the kind who could ask you the question I am now asking?' What can be said about her? I'll be back at 5pm UK with the solutions. PLEASE NO SPOILERS. Instead ask questions in the comments that are true whether or not the answers are yes or no. Today's puzzles were devised by We Solve Problems, a fantastic charity that describes itself as a 'social club for maths-loving kids.' WSP runs free maths circles for secondary school students (UK years 7 to 11) in nine cities in the UK. If you want to sign up for the next academic year you can apply here. We Solve Problems also organises 'maths battles', which I wrote about in 2022 I've been setting a puzzle here on alternate Mondays since 2015. I'm always on the look-out for great puzzles. If you would like to suggest one, email me.
BBC News
16 hours ago
- BBC News
Chesil Youth Pride 2025 announces family theme
A Pride event for young people from the LGBTQ+ community is set to have a "we are family" theme, organisers have said. Chesil Youth Pride is returning for its third year in Weymouth on will start at 12:00 BST at Weymouth College and feature live music, creative activities and a parade along the year more than 200 young people attended with their families and friends. James, 16, from Weymouth said: "Chesil Youth Pride is such an important event to me and others, because it makes people closer to each other. It brings a community of very similar people together."Every year is different but always awesome."Dorset Council released a statement explaining that the event was created after the authority received feedback from young people saying they felt unsafe in their communities and "wanted a safe space to be themselves".The event will see the launch of a safe space charter in libraries for young LGBTQ+ people. Councillor Clare Sutton said: "Chesil Youth Pride is about ensuring all young people in Dorset feel a sense of belonging, safety and inclusion, and have fun at the same time."We are also incredibly proud to introduce the safe space charter at our local libraries. I'm hoping to see many young people come to Chesil Youth Pride and celebrate as one big family." You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
