Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna has spurred reactions online following his comment on a video of a father meeting his transgender son.
The video captured the father’s reaction to meeting his son for the first time since he transitioned to a woman.
On seeing his transgender son walk to the stage as a pretty lady, the father broke down in tears.
“I’m just feeling a loss, like he’s gone… I don’t know how to take him as a girl. And it just seems like something went wrong somewhere.” He said, as he tried hard to fight back his tears.
Watch the video below,
Man breaks down in tears after seeing his transgender son for the first timepic.twitter.com/NOMWZJZ8fv
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Reacting to the video, actor IK Ogbonna wrote,
“Society won… over religious and cultural values. Parents don’t have to accept certain things. Something’s would never stick as normal”.
However, different interpretations were drawn by internet users from the actor’s statement.
While some reasoned that he spoke against it, others were quick to cast stones at him and question his sexuality.
An Instagram user wrote, “He Ik ogbona will look very beautiful as a Woman 👠, so we looking forward to when you @ikogbonna will switch to real Woman if you see nothing wrong in this”.
“If his statement is in support of the dad.. tell me why he started with “Society won over religions and cultural value” abeg Anybody wey wan come out make them come out clean if e sure for him papa 🌚”, another user added.
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