A pair have received their battle with Halifax to get a mortgage on their first dwelling after the financial institution initially failed to simply accept their non-binary title. Ruth Sabini-Roberts and her partner G discovered G’s ‘Mx’ would not be accepted as a part of the appliance and had been informed the one choices had been ‘Miss’ or ‘Mrs’.

Following a formal complaint, the couple forced Halifax to make a huge U-turn, allowing them to move into their ideal home.

The pair is now celebrating this significant victory for Mx pronoun users.

G recalled: “We found our dream home and applied for a mortgage. It wasn’t easy, as we are self-employed. 

“We found a great broker and he got us one with Halifax. It was agreed in principle, and we got the formal offer. Our broker had been finalising it all this week. 

“But he emailed my wife to say that Halifax would only accept ‘Mrs’ or ‘Miss’ as my title on the mortgage. 

“My bank accounts are all Mx, as is my driver’s licence. It is my legal name. 

“Ruth emailed the broker earlier to ask if we could use no title, but even that doesn’t work.  

“I thought ‘I can’t be their first trans/nonbinary customer.’”  

The pair feared their dream transfer to the £335,000, five-bed, transformed warehouse property in Shropshire would fall via.

But the couple managed to drive Halifax right into a U-turn after making a proper criticism.

G added: “There was a bizarre period for a day or two in the middle of the battle when we were contacted to ask if they would accept a mortgage deed in the name ‘The Mx G C Sabini-Roberts’.  

“We found it hilarious and also bizarre, that they would consider an incorrect name with the title ‘The’ and not my actual legal name with the title ‘Mx’.  

“Needless to say, we refused it.” 

After filing a formal complaint, Lloyds Banking Group, the parent company of Halifax, finally conceded. 

“No one was unpleasant to us. We did not feel discriminated against,” G continued. 

“We did not have to fight to get them to take attention. 

“But we did have to stand our ground and refuse to accept anything other than my legal name.” 

Ironically, the couple run a company called The Queer Box which promotes LGBTQ+ awareness for businesses, as G added: “I think Halifax need us.” 

A Halifax spokesperson said: ‘We’re pleased that we have been able to help Mx Sabini-Roberts.  

“All correspondence relating to Mx’s mortgage will use preferred pronouns.” 

Source: ladbible.com

Kanye West, Kim Kardashian’s estranged husband, issued a series of nasty Instagram posts, including one in which he claimed Kardashian, 41, accused him of “putting a hit out on her.”

After accusing his split wife of kidnapping his daughter Chicago, putting their eldest daughter North on TikTok “against my will,” and moreover the last few days, the Yeezy fashion designer has deleted all claims and only left posts about his profession and ambitions.

The “Monster” rapper took Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2, to his and Jason Lee’s event called “The Future Brunch.”

The “Hollywood Unlocked” founder also shared a photo of West walking with his children entering the event before West put on a private Sunday Service.

Though she hasn’t spoken out about his ugly charges since he originally lambasted her for putting their 8-year-old kid on TikTok, it appears West’s public feud with the Skims creator is finished for now.

“Kanye’s constant need for attacking me in interviews and on social media is actually more hurtful than any TikTok North might create,” Kardashian wrote in the scathing statement shared to social media on Friday.

“As the parent who is the main provider and caregiver for our children, I am doing my best to protect our daughter while also allowing her to express her creativity in the medium that she wishes with adult supervision — because it brings her happiness.”

“SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT I BEG TO GO TO MY DAUGHTERS PARTY AND IM ACCUSED OF BEING ON DRUGS THEN I GO PLAY WITH MY SON AND I TAKE MY AKIRA GRAPHIC NOVELS AND IM ACCUSED OF STEALING,” he wrote.

West continued, arguing that “THESE IDEAS CAN ACTUALLY GET SOMEONE LOCKED UP.”

Source: pagesix.com

22-year-old Beth Matthews who has Down’s syndrome has been signed by a top modelling agency Zebedee after being inspired by other women with the same condition to have a go in front of the camera and change the perspective of people out there.

Beth is ready for modelling after following in the footsteps of Ellie Goldstein, another woman with Down’s syndrome.

Beth has recently signed a contract with Zebedee. Zebedee is considered the ‘world’s leading supplier of talent with disabilities and alternative appearances. This agency has the aim to glamorize and improve the representation of transgender and non-binary persons and those with disabilities.

Beth’s journey into modelling began when her family began looking into opportunities after witnessing a rise in demand for disabled persons in recent years.

Beth’s mother, Fiona Matthews, said her 22-year-old daughter has grown since she began modelling and that she was doing ‘absolutely wonderful’ just half an hour into her first photoshoot.

She told the BBC: ‘The inclusion revolution is happening, finally, and I’m very pleased that my daughter is going to be a part of it.

Fiona told that when Beth was born, it was a ‘negative experience’ because the family were told their lives were going to be ‘quite difficult’, but she says the opposite has been true.

‘I think we’ve had our moments like any parents with a small child, toddlers, but on the whole, Beth has always exceeded expectations,’ she said. ‘We haven’t put any barriers up to her learning and you can see her today, she’s just turned out to be a wonderful young lady.’

The women’s booker for modelling agency Zebedee, Ella Singleton-Redmond said that in recent debates on diversity, disability was often left out as a topic of interest.

She said Beth is brilliant in front of the camera, and in her portfolio, taken by photographer Graham Smith, she can be seen posing with Gucci-style scarves, a bright red ball-gown as well as some natural portraits.

Ella said that their goal as a company, they are looking to make sure the rest of the media can do the same and represent the population properly.

She says that although there is a long way to go, people are beginning to become aware of the misrepresentation in our media and things are starting to change.   

Similarly, Julian Hallett, the Down’s Syndrome Association’s services development manager, said he believes it’s wonderful to see Beth flourish in the job path she’s chosen for herself as a young adult with Down’s syndrome.

He also mentioned how exciting it is to see how businesses are increasingly realising the importance of having a diverse workforce.

Although people with Down’s syndrome have some learning disabilities, this does not keep them from leading healthy lives.

A growing number of persons with Down’s syndrome are working and living independently, either partially or completely.

The gorgeous outfits and hair and makeup preparations are Beth’s favourite aspects of the modelling process.

The 22-year-old aspires to work in both modelling and acting, and her ambitions have motivated others to follow in her footsteps.

Fiona, Beth’s mother, said they received a note from a parent with a Down’s syndrome daughter who was inspired and thought she had an opportunity to accomplish something great like Beth. Follow her on Instagram to flourish her career.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

Former 007 Pierce Brosnan has revealed the perfect response to those who attack his wife’s weight on social media.

As we all know, social media can be a nasty place from time to time and a recent interaction involving Brosnan and his wife Keely Shaye Smith proved just that.

In a since-deleted post, a woman on Facebook shared two side-by-side images of Brosnan and Smith on the beach: one of them in the 90s – when Brosnan was at the height of his James Bond fame – and the second of them present day.

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