A UK Pride organisation has urged LGBTQ+ venues to boycott Nicki Minaj following her recent comments. 

On 21 December, the rapper appeared on stage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in conversation with Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk.

During the conversation, Minaj threw her full support behind the “handsome, dashing” Trump and his vice president JD Vance, and dubbed MAGA supporters “cool kids”.

The 12-time Grammy nominee also doubled down on her opposition to governor of California Gavin Newsom, due to his support for trans youth, and urged young boys to be more masculine. 

She told the crowd: “Boys, be boys… It’s OK. Be boys. There’s nothing wrong with being a boy… How powerful is that? How profound is that? Boys will be boys and there’s nothing wrong with that.”

Her comments sent fans into a frenzy, especially those within the LGBTQ+ community. 

Taking to social media on 24 December, an account going by the name @prideukorg called out the rapper and urged LGBTQ+ venues to boycott Minaj. 

“Dear LGBTQ+ Venues…Please refrain from playing any Nicki Minaj Music. She is not our friend #boycottnickiminaj,” the post read. It has received more than 1.7 million views and has over 19,000 likes.

Dear LGBTQ+ Venues…
Please refrain from playing any Nicki Minaj Music. She is not our friend #boycottnickiminaj

— PRIDE

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