Macy Gray

The Grammy-winning "I Try" singer-songwriter also indicated that she's opposed to trans women competing in women's sports on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

I'm glad that we're able to use our platforms to not only bring awareness, but to kind of rile people up." Repulsive," he wrote after sharing a post from Hacks and Pose actor John Sibilly that labeled Gray's words as transphobic. In a Monday evening interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored's namesake host, the 54-year-old performer discussed the "confusing" state of gender identity — specifically referencing "the whole he, she, they" pronoun usage.

(CNN) Both Macy Gray and Better Midler are being accused of being transphobic. Gray, best known for her 1999 hit song "I Try," seemed to anticipate the ...

Every human on earth owes you!" "Being a little girl is a whole epic book, you know? "Don't let them erase you!

Macy Gray's 'insensitive and transphobic' comments have been condemned by the Mighty Hoopla festival after her Piers Morgan show appearance.

there’s a lot of judgement and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is.’ Having performed at Mighty Hoopla in June this year, the festival has released a statement condemning her remarks and expressing support for the trans community. Pop festival Mighty Hoopla has released a statement regarding Macy Gray’s ‘insensitive and transphobic’ comments’, saying the event ‘will always stand with our trans family’.

Singer Macy Gray has told Piers Morgan that 'changing your body parts doesn't make you a woman' in an interview discussing transgender issues.

I'm just saying what's wrong with a new flag and what's wrong with representing where we are now?' there is a lot of judgement and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is, do you know what I mean,' she said. You can't have that just because you want to be a woman.'

"i don't know what it means to be a trans woman and never said i did. but that goes both ways," tweeted Gray after facing online criticism for comments made ...

i don't know what it means to be a trans woman and never said i did. "There's a lot of judgment and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is." English television host India Willoughby, who identifies as transgender, then replied to a clip of the interview, writing on Twitter, "Have you only got ten questions Piers? Same to every guest. "But if you want me to call you a 'her,' I will, because that's what you want. "Being a little girl is a whole epic book, you know. "Women go through just a completely unique experience, and surgery or finding yourself doesn't change that," Gray continued. But that doesn't make you a woman, just because I call you a 'her' and just because you got surgery." "People do feel that there's biological sex and then there's gender identity," added Morgan. "You can identify as whatever you like... You have to let go of your hang-ups about slavery, you have to let go of your hang-ups about superiority. "I would say a human being with boobs. "It's a bit like this whole issue of transgenders in sport. The "I Try" performer said America is less racist than when she was born in 1967 but admitted she still doesn't "understand racism" today.

Macy Gray has responded to being labelled transphobic due to quotes from a new interview, saying her words were "grossly misunderstood".

In a since-deleted tweet, Gray responded to the criticism, saying (via Metro): “i got nothing but love for lgbt+ and transgender communities. And I don’t think you should be called transphobic just because you don’t agree with, you know… “I’d say a human being with boobs,” she responded.

“Harry Potter” author and British billionaire J.K. Rowling quipped that she'll purchase Macy Gray's “entire back catalogue” after the “I Try” singer made ...

Both Gray and Rowling’s remarks also come on the heels of Bette Midler getting heat for tweeting anti-trans concerns about the word “women” over the weekend. Writing, “Don’t let them erase you!,” Midler commented on the ongoing debate over reproductive rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn the landmark abortion case, Roe vs. Abortion-rights advocates and organizations including Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union have moved toward using more inclusive and accurate language around reproductive healthcare to recognize that trans and nonbinary people also seek such care. “And surgery and finding yourself doesn’t change that,” she added. There’s a lot of judgment and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is.” “And I will say this — and everybody’s going to hate me — but as a woman, just because you go change your parts doesn’t make you a woman. Morgan defended Gray on Tuesday on Twitter after he too came under fire. Not surprisingly, a debate ensued online. Like, if you want me to call you a ‘her,’ I will, because that’s what you want. “I know that for a fact. “And I don’t think you should be called transphobic just because you don’t agree. “I totally agree,” she told him.

Singer and actress Macy Gray said that the remarks she made on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” on gender-affirming surgery were “GROSSLY misunderstood.

We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. Wade, which protected the federal right to abortion. “I know that for a fact,” Gray replied.

Over the weekend, a clip of Macy Gray making some wildly transphobic comments in an interview with Piers Morgan went viral. In it, she said trans women who ...

“Like if you want me to call you a ‘her,’ I will, ‘cause that’s what you want, but that doesn’t make you a woman just ‘cause I call you a ‘her.’ “ “And I don’t think you should be called transphobic just because you don’t agree… I respect everyone’s right to feel comfortable in their bodies and live their own truth.” “I will say this and everyone’s gonna hate me, but as a woman, just because you go change your parts, doesn’t make you a woman, sorry… and a vagina.” She also later agreed with the interviewer that trans women have no place in women’s sports. And on Tuesday, she claimed she was “grossly misunderstood.”