Macy Gray chose to go on known bigot Piers Morgan’s show Uncensored and reveal herself as a transphobe on national television.
In the controversial interview, Gray stated, “Just because you go change your parts, doesn’t make you a woman. ” Gray’s statement is disappointing on a lot of levels, especially because it completely disregards the identity and humanity of all trans women, but also because Gray is a Black woman.
Black trans women are being murdered at alarming rates around the world, and we’re coming off of the deadliest year for trans people on record.
The womanhood of Black women is constantly called into question, and Black trans women are dying because of this ignorance. It’s frustrating to see the singer engage in the same violent rhetoric that upholds gender discrimination and marginalises all Black women — including our trans sisters.
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