#LindaIkeji
TO LINDA IKEJI ET AL., this is not a rant, rather an education: I never
lived as a 'Gay man' in Nigeria! How could I have struggled as a gay
man when I was never a man, as unfathomable as it may be for you and
your readers, it is the fact. I know my validation as the person I say I
am doesnt come from you or anyone else, rather it comes from me, I wear
the shoes, I know where it hurts and I alone can tell you how it
feels.......But when you lot publish the wrong messages in other to get
attention for your blogs, it encourages hate and transphobia from
Nigerians and beyond. As a 'Journalist/blogger' you should have the duty
of care for all your subjects when writing about them, especially when
it is about sensitive marginalised subjects such as the LGBTQI+
community. You all have immense power to influence your readers
positively or negatively, so I suggest you use that power to educate
yourselves and your readers, instead of inciting hate. Yes it is
sensitive to talk or write about the LGBTQI+ community because we are at
risk all around the world due to misconceptions, bigotry and lack of
education..................MY BRAIN HAS ALWAYS BEEN FEMALE. JUST BECAUSE
I HAD MEDICAL CORRECTION TO ALIGN MY BRAIN WITH MY BODY DOESNT MAKE MY
CHILDHOOD AS A FEMALE INVALID...... MY SEXUALITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
MY IDENTITY AS A WOMAN EITHER, I AM A STRAIGHT WOMAN AS I HAVE ALREADY
STATED IN THE VIDEO BELOW. WHO I GO TO BED WITH DOESNT DEFINE WHO I WAKE
UP AS........NO I DID NOT 'TRANSITION'. JUST BECAUSE I WAS ASSIGNED A
CERTAIN GENDER ON PAPER WHEN I WAS A BABY DOESN'T MAKE ME LESS OF A
FEMALE AS A CHILD..... SOME TRANSPEOPLE AND MYSELF HAVE AND STILL USE
THE WORD 'TRANSITION', I DONT ANYMORE, BECAUSE CORRECTING MY LIFE
MEDICALLY IS NOT A SWITCH FROM ONE THING TO THE OTHER, IT IS RATHER AN
ENHANCEMENT OF WHO I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN............Please save your
insults and religious quotes for those who care, it will not affect my
already solid confidence.
PEACE!
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