This story originally appeared on Them.
On September 26, singer and LGBTQ+ ally Ellie Goulding stopped a fan who was spewing anti-trans rhetoric on X right in her tracks.
In a since-deleted post from an Ellie Goulding fan account called Anna & Ellie Goulding News, X users shared screenshots of the transphobic post that remarked on Goulding’s latest style choices.
“I’m so glad your recent outfits are so feminine—lace, silk,” the screenshots of the since-deleted post read.“They really highlight your beauty; I prefer them over those ‘trans’ looks aimed at a specific community, and I think you do too—you’ve been looking lovely lately.”
Goulding swiftly responded to the post on the social media platform. “Girl, no thank you. We don’t tolerate any anti-LGBTQ+ in the fandom. I know you are better than this,” she wrote, making her stance incredibly clear to fans. Her X post has currently been viewed over 1.5 million times.
The Halcyon Nights singer’s post was (mostly) met with genuine praise, save for some distasteful anti-LGBTQ+ statements from internet trolls.
“We love a queen who uses her platform to reach out and stand up against hate, love will always win,” said @amarlott, who ended their post with a yellow heart.
Another user, @bob5640, shared a meme of Shaquille O'Neal with a quote that said, “I owe you an apology. I wasn’t really familiar with your game,” praising the Lights singer's reply in shutting down the fan account’s anti-trans message.
“Lmaooo CLOCK THE GAG SIS,” @baluladabody said.
@gymfithkg replied with, “Clock it. Now this view person has limited their profile in shame lol,” commenting on the original post no longer being available and the profile limiting who can see their posts.
“oh ellie GODding on the right side of history once again. we love you for using your voice,” @brighterdaysrem said, while @Celestial_Lyraa said, “Godddd ELLIE THEY COULD NEVER MAKE ME HATE YOU.”
More fans followed calling her “iconic,” “mother,” “queen,” and more. Some fans even mentioned that they were going to be turning on Goulding’s music to give her new 2026 album, You Know Too Much, a listen, despite not having been up to date on her most recent discography.
The artist, whose sixth studio album came out earlier this month, has a documented history of standing up for LGBTQ+, having received the Ally Award at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards in 2022.
In her acceptance speech, Goulding said, “I’m so grateful for that and to be an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in whatever way I can is literally the least I can do. I believe it’s the minimum of human decency to allow people to be their true selves to love who they love and to do whatever the fuck they want without harm, without danger, and without oppression.” She praised the LGBTQ+ community for their strength and resilience and remarked that the constant attack on LGBTQ+ people, mentioning trans people specifically, is “exhausting.” She continued by saying, “Now more than ever, us allies need to step up – and we will, I promise – up to the plate and shout louder than ever before to protect – and I promise we will – to protect, support, and show the ultimate love to our fellow human beings, and I promise I will do that.”
As early as 2014, Goulding declined to perform at the opening ceremony for the Sochi winter Olympics in Russia to protest their anti-LGBTQ+ policies. During a performance in North Carolina in 2016, she flew a Pride flag at her show to protest the state’s HB2 bathroom bill which restricted bathroom access for LGBTQ+ individuals. In 2019, she also called out The Salvation Army due to their history of anti-LGBTQ+ policies when fans brought up their concerns over her scheduled performance of the Dallas Cowboys halftime show that would ring in the company’s Christmas campaign, threatening to drop out unless they made a solid donation or pledge to the LGBTQ+ community. And in May of 2025, Goulding was among a number of celebrities, including Charli XCX, Sam Smith, Dua Lipa, Florence Welch, and more to sign an open letter condemning the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling that trans women were not eligible for sex-based protections that were guaranteed by the 2010 Equality Act.
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