Carlos Santana has apologized for making anti-trans feedback at one in every of his current performances.
“I’m sorry for my insensitive feedback,” he wrote in a press release on Fb Thursday, apologizing for the remarks. “They do not mirror that I wish to honor and respect all particular person’s beliefs and beliefs. I notice that what I stated damage individuals and that was not my intent. I sincerely apologize to the transgender group and everybody I offended.
“Right here is my private aim that I try to attain day-after-day,” he continued. “I wish to honor and respect all particular person’s beliefs and beliefs whether or not they’re LGBTQ or not. That is the planet of free will and we have now all been given this present. I’ll now pursue this aim to be completely satisfied and have enjoyable, and for everybody to imagine what they need and observe in your hearts with out concern. It takes braveness to develop and glow within the mild that you’re and to be true, real, and genuine. We develop and be taught to shine our mild with love and compliments. Have an excellent existence. Peace.”
Throughout a present in Atlantic Metropolis in July, Santana stated, “When God made you and me, earlier than we got here out of the womb, who you’re and what you’re. Afterward, once you develop out of it, you see issues, and also you begin believing that you would be one thing that … it sounds good, however it ain’t proper. As a result of a girl is a girl and a person is a person. That is it. No matter you wanna do within the closet, that is what you are promoting. I am OK with that.”
On the present, Santana additionally famous his friendship with comic Dave Chappelle, who has additionally been criticized for making transphobic jokes.
The guitarist is one in every of a number of high-profile artists who’ve weighed in on the subject over the previous a number of months. In April, Paul Stanley of Kiss posted a press release to his social media questioning gender-affirming take care of younger individuals. That put up was shared and supported by Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider. And just lately Alice Cooper described gender-affirming care as a “fad.”
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