Ne-Yo has apologised over allegedly “transphobic” comments after questioning birth gender identities in an interview
The singer was called out after an interview with Gloria Velez for VladTV, which was uploaded to YouTube on Saturday.“I just personally come from an era where a man was a man and a woman was a woman,” Ne-Yo said.“And there was [sic] two genders, and that’s just how I rocked.”The 43-year-old continued: “You could identify as a goldfish if you feel like, I don’t care.
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00:00 I have no issue with the LBGT, I have no problem with nobody.
00:05 Right.
00:06 Love who you love, do what you do.
00:07 Exactly.
00:08 I just personally come from an era where a man was a man and a woman was a woman.
00:13 And it wasn't but two genders and that's just how I rocked.
00:15 Me too.
00:16 Now, you could identify as a goldfish if you feel like it.
00:19 Right. I agree.
00:20 I don't care. That ain't my business.
00:22 It becomes my business when you try to make me play the game with you.
00:25 I'm not going to call you a goldfish.
00:26 Right. Exactly.
00:27 But if you want to be a goldfish, you go be a goldfish.
00:28 Amen.