Ne-Yo is pulling back on his controversial comments about parents who allow their kids to be transgender … claiming he’s always been an advocate for inclusiveness.
The singer said Sunday night, “After much reflection, I’d like to express my deepest apologies to anyone that I may have hurt with my comments on parenting and gender identity.”
He also said he’s “always been an advocate for love and inclusivity in the LGBTQI+ community, so I understand how my comments could’ve been interpreted as insensitive and offensive.”
As we reported, Ne-Yo had folks pretty ticked off by a Saturday interview with VladTV’s Gloria Velez, in which he condemned parents who affirm their child’s gender identity.
He said he grew up with only 2 genders, and has no problem with others identifying however they want — but added, “It becomes my business when you try to make me play the game.”
He told Gloria, “I feel like parents have almost forgotten what the role of a parent is. If your little boy comes to you and says, ‘Daddy, I want to be a girl.’ And you just let him rock with that? He’s 5. He can’t drive a car yet, but he can decide his sex?”
In his Sunday night mea culpa on X, Ne-Yo added … gender identity is “nuanced,” and he plans to “better educate myself on the topic, so I can approach future conversations with more empathy.”
