Rupert Everett says trans movement has ‘overshadowed’ gay rights

The transgender movement has ‘completely overshadowed’ the campaign for gay rights, actor Rupert Everett has said (Ian West/PA)

The transgender movement has “completely overshadowed” the campaign for gay rights, actor Rupert Everett has said, as he criticised “today’s New Puritanism”.

Everett, 61, said he feels like “the wrong type of queen” and that the gay community has “completely lost our profile”.