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YUNGBLUD on having gender-neutral facilities on UK tour: "It was really important to me"

Of requesting that gender-neutral facilities be at every venue on tour, YUNGBLUD said he knew "how hard it is for non-binary people at gigs".

YUNGBLUD on having gender-neutral facilities on UK tour: "It was really important to me"
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Emily Carter
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Haris Nukem

YUNGBLUD has revealed that he requested gender-neutral facilities at every date of his current UK Life On Mars Tour – and when one venue seemingly didn't comply, he called them out for it.

In a video on Twitter, the musician – real name Dominic Harrison – explains to camera: "It was really important to me that there would be gender-neutral facilities on this tour.

"I know how hard it is for non-binary people at gigs sometimes, like going to the toilet and stuff, so that’s happening."

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Before last night's show, however, YUNGBLUD told the venue to get out of "the dark ages" for not having those facilities.

When at the venue, the 24-year-old filmed himself in front of a sign reading Gender Neutral Toilets, putting his finger to his lips and whispering, "Shhh!", suggesting that it was put up by him.

"If the council have got a fucking problem with it, talk to me," YUNGBLUD added.

The caption of the video read: "I WILL TRY MY BEST THAT EVERY YB SHOW TILL THE END OF TIME HAS GENDER NEUTRAL FACILITIES!"

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