Malik Yoba Admits He’s Trans Attracted!!!
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Malik Yoba is sparking conversation via Instagram.
The 51-year-old actor recently took to the social media platform to reveal he is “trans attracted” & will be hosting a workshop at the National Trans Visibility March (NTVM) in Washington, D.C.
“Trans people deserve love & respect as do those of us that love them!!” the actor exclaimed in the caption.
“I love ALL women & count MYSELF among those that find themselves trans attracted & I too have felt the self-imposed shame that comes with that truth but it’s time to speak up.”
The inspiration for the post actually stemmed from Maurice “Reese” Willoughby, a 20-year-old Philadelphia man bullied on camera for dating his girlfriend, Faith, a trans woman. Willoughby reportedly killed himself following the taped incident.
According to Newsweek, however, the earlier reports of suicide were inaccurate & Willoughby died from a drug overdose.
“Our deepest condolences to Faith & also to Reese’s family. This is a time to mourn for a lost life & support Faith during this difficult time in her life. She is a survivor of abuse & as stated on her Instagram page, a woman who lost her lover. Black women are always mourning & caring for the world while trying to keep ourselves alive. Our love & support to Faith,” a statement via the Marsha P. Johnson Institute read.
In fact, the news surrounding Willoughby incited a complicated conversation surrounding cis-gendered men & their attraction to members of the trans community. On one hand, cis men revealing their lust for trans women may appear revolutionary on the surface (as it was deemed taboo prior), but what about expanding that and turning it into true advocacy for trans humanity & rights? What about the fetishizing of the trans community (typically referred to as “chasers”)? Particularly, when & how do we address the abuse & killings committed by those same cis men warring with their attraction?
Specifically, one woman, Mariah Lopez Ebony, took to Facebook to address Yoba following his public revelation.
“For all who applaud & solute [sic] Malik Yoba for revealing he is so called ‘Trans Attracted’, understand that either because of deeper issues he has or, because of ‘society’ pushing him & others to deep, dark places, his admission to being sexually attracted to Trans women, is bound to open a Pandora’s box for him; not because the women are Trans, but because many of the Trans women he engaged in sexual exploration & exploitation with on 14th Street, Times Square & elsewhere, were minors, including myself,” Ebony wrote in a post titled, “Surviving Malik Yoba.”
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By: Tonja Renee Stidhum
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