Ne-Yo Says He Won't Walk Back His Gender Identity Comments

After providing an apology over latest feedback on youngsters, parenting, and gender identification, Ne-Yo is letting or not it’s recognized that, within the phrases of NeNe Leakes, he mentioned what he mentioned!

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Ne-Yo Doubles Down & Says He’s Entitled To His Opinion: “I Will Never Be Okay With That”

On Monday (Aug. 7), Ne-Yo made an Instagram submit to make his stance loud and clear.

Within the video, he clarified that — whereas he certainly posted an apology — he was not sorry for sharing his ideas on the matter.

“I did not apologize for having an opinion on this matter. I am a 43-year-old heterosexual man raising five boys and two girls. That’s my reality. Now, if my opinion offended somebody, yeah, sure — I apologize for you being offended because that wasn’t my intention. It’s never my intention to offend anybody. However, I’m entitled to feel how I feel.”

He famous that he merely answered a query throughout an interview and didn’t ask anybody to agree with him earlier than stating, “I have no beef with the LGBTQIA+ community whatsoever.” Nonetheless, he doubled down on “never be[ing] okay” with youngsters dictating their gender identities.

“I will never be okay with allowing a child to make a decision that will be that detrimental to their life. I will never be okay with that.”

We ought to add that he mentioned he was open to additional educating himself on the matter. However, Ne-Yo didn’t see how any explicit piece of knowledge may sway his opinion on the topic.

Towards the tip of his video, he declared, “If I get canceled for this, then you know what, maybe this is a world where they don’t need a Ne-Yo no more. And I don’t got no problem with that.”

Within his prolonged caption, the “So Sick” singer declared, “I WILL NOT BE BULLIED INTO APOLOGIZING FOR HAVING AN OPINION.”

He additionally clarified that his “intention is never to offend anybody.” Furthermore, he acknowledged that he would settle for any of his youngsters in the event that they “wanted to be something other than what they were born as,” although he’d have them wait till “they’re old enough and mature enough to make that decision.”

The Singer Previously Apologized While Calling Himself An “Advocate For Love & Inclusivity”

This replace comes lower than a day after Ne-Yo shared his “deepest apologies to anyone that [he] may have hurt” together with his commentary.

Within his message, Ne-Yo mentioned he’s “always been an advocate for love and inclusivity” who “support[s] everyone’s freedom of expression.”

This apology was made in response to backlash over feedback he made throughout an interview with VladTV. Specifically, he pushed again towards the mother and father permitting their younger youngsters to “decide” their gender identification.

“When did it become a good idea to let a five-year-old — let a six-year-old — let a 12-year-old make a life-changing decision for themselves? When did that happen? I don’t understand that. … He can’t drive a car yet, but he can decide his sex?”

Peep this portion of Ne-Yo’s full interview with VladTV under.