Wendy Williams had a few words for the LGBTQ community, and they had some for her too.
Williams is currently being dragged for the controversial opinions she expressed about gay men during Thursdayâs (February 13) broadcast of The Wendy Williams Show. The talk show host was discussing Galentineâs Day â a made-up holiday in which women celebrate each other â in her Hot Topics segment of the show when turned her attention to a couple of men in the audience.
âIf youâre a man and youâre clapping, youâre not even a part of this. You donât understand the rules of the day. Itâs women going out and getting saucy and then going home,â Williams said. âI donât care if youâre gay. You donât get a [menstruation] every 28 days. You can do a lot that we do, but I get offended by the idea that we go through something you will never go through.â
âAnd stop wearing our skirts and our heels. Just saying, girls, what do we have for ourselves?â the 55-year-old demanded, before adding insult to injury with the remark many LGBTQ viewers took offense to: âLooky here now, gay men, youâll never be the women that we are. No matter how gay.â
âYouâre not the decider of who can be a woman. Every person gets to decide who they are,â one user tweeted, calling Williamsâ remarks âanti trans.â Another user wrote: âWoah... did @WendyWilliams just say gay men need to stop wearing high heels & skirts ??? Crazy because a lot of Gay men & Trans men support her because SHE LOOKS ALOT LIKE THEM! I am a Straight woman & I was offended! Some sât you should KEEP TO YOURSELFâ
See the clip above and how Twitter users are responding below.
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