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Singer Macy Grayresponded to the "transphobia" backlash and accusations after saying in her weekly interview that she thought she would make someone a woman. ..
"I love LGBTQ + and the transgender community and have been a supporter since day one," the "ITry" singer told FoxNews Digital on Tuesday in a statement. "My remarks about Piers Morgan were terribly misunderstood. I don't hate anyone. I feel comfortable in my body and respect the rights of everyone to live my truth."
Macy Gray will be in London on June 4, 2022. Play at Mighty Hoopla in Blockwell Park in London. (Lorne Thomson / Redferns)
On Monday, Gray appeared on Piers Morgan's show "Uncensored" and she underwent sex reassignment surgery.
"I say this, and everyone will hate me, but as a woman, you don't make a woman just because you go to change your part I'm sorry, "Grey told Morgan. "For example, if you want me to call you'she', I do. Because that's what you want. But just because I call you "she",you had surgery.
Macy Gray to Piers Morgan: Sex Reassignment Surgery Doesn't Make You a Woman
She A woman as a human with defined "boobs" and "vagina".
She said, "Being a little girl is a magnificent book and you can't get it just because you want to be a woman. That's true, you are. I don't think it should be called transphobia just because you disagree. People have a lot of judgment and stones just to say what it is. "
Musicians faced a swift backlash againstsocial over their remarks. Critics called her "ignorance," "transphobic," "one-hit wonder," and "TERF" (a radical feminist who eliminates transgender). This means women who do not include transgender women in their advocacy.
Bethe Midler, Macy Gray faces backflow over the definition of a woman
Singer Macy Gray will play the national anthem in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game as part of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 20th. I will play. 2022 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. (Nathaniel S. Butler / NBAE)
"Oh, I can keep forgetting that Macy Gray exists. You 1 The girl who had the song. Nobody cares, "One critic wrote on Twitter, but another critic said," Ignorance about transgender issues&gives people a platform to spit out false reports. Stop! Macy Gray You are ignorant like hell. "
Gray also had quite a few supporters.
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"I'm Bette Midler Standing with, Macy Gray, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, JK Rowling, Pamela Paul, Sharon Davies, Mara Yamauchi, and women's rights in the face of attacks from all sides. All other women who defend the. "
Another said, "It's strange to call Macy Gray's transphobia. She can call someone (in honor) a woman. But she has her own opinion, which means it's a woman. Just as transgender people can have an opinion ... she wasn't rude at all. "
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Gray added to deleted tweets: "I'm Transgender I didn't define a woman. Just a woman. I never said I did because I know what it means to be a transphobic woman. But it's both. Go in the direction of. "
