KISS icon supports Pride month after dubbing transgender surgery a 'sad and dangerous fad'

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Instagram on Sunday, April 30. "There ARE individuals who as adults may decide reassignment is their needed choice but turning this into a game or parents normalizing it as some sort of natural alternative or believing that because a little boy likes to play dress up in his sister's clothes or a girl in her brother's, we should lead them steps further down a path that's far from the innocence of what they are doing." Why the KISS co-founder and guitarist sounded off on the hot button issue at the time isn't known.

He added, "With many children who have no real sense of sexuality or sexual experiences caught up in the 'fun' of using pronouns and saying what they identify as, some adults mistakenly confuse teaching acceptance with normalizing and encouraging a situation that has been a struggle for those truly affected and have turned it into a sad and dangerous fad."A few days later, Paul — who wears makeup as a member of KISS — backpedaled a bit in a broader statement. "While my thoughts were clear, my words clearly were not," he tweeted. "I support those struggling with their sexual identity while enduring constant hostility and those whose path leads them to reassignment surgery.

It's hard to fathom the kind of conviction that one must feel to take those steps."He continued, "A paragraph or two will remain far too short to fully convey my thoughts or point of view, so I will leave that for another time and place."Lizzo is strongly considering putting music and touring in her rearview mirror after incessant online fat-shaming.