Alan Cumming celebrated his 58th birthday by giving back something he's had for over a decade.
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"I want to tell you about something I recently did for myself. I returned my OBE," Cumming wrote on Instagram. The lateawarded Cumming with the honor during her birthday honors list, honoring him for his work as an actor as well as his campaigning for LGBTQ+ rights. "Fourteen years ago, I was incredibly grateful to receive it in the 2009 Queen's birthday honours list, for it was awarded not just for my job as an actor but 'for activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA'...The Queen's death and the ensuing conversations about the role of monarchy and especially the way the British Empire profited at the expense of indigenous peoples across the world really opened my eyes," wrote.
He ended the post, writing,"So I returned my award, explained my reasons and reiterated my great gratitude for being given it in the first place. I'm now back to being plain old Alan Cumming again. Happy birthday to me!"
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