‘I’m plain old Alan Cumming again’: Actor hands back his OBE, citing ‘toxicity of empire’
Scottish star says recent conversations about role of monarchy ‘opened his eyes’ to suffering of indigenous people around the world
Alan Cumming: the actor says ‘the great good the award brought to the LGBTQ+ cause back in 2009 is now less potent than’ his misgivings about the OBE’s associations. Photograph: Lia Toby/Getty