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Paul McAuley

Famous faces support Graham Norton after he deletes twitter amid trans debate

Social media users and famous faces have shown their support for Graham Norton after he reportedly deleted Twitter.

The 59-year-old TV presenter is said to have left the social media site after he received a backlash for comments he made regarding the ongoing transgender debate. When asked about so-called "cancel culture", trans rights and JK Rowling at the Cheltenham Literary Festival, Norton raised the point of accountability and suggested that trans people should speak about trans issues.

The talk show host said: “I'm very aware that, as a bloke on the telly, your voice can be artificially amplified, and once in a blue moon, that can be a good thing, but most of the time, it's just a distraction.

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