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Jake Zyrus responds to criticism and deadnaming

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%">Singer </span><span>Jake Zyrus recently addressed a netizen’s comment that deadnamed him and regretted the loss of his past singing voice.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The incident occurred on Instagram, where Jake posted a photo from a <em>Tatler Asia </em>feature highlighting his work alongside other trans artists combating transphobia through music.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-15" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8WFO13Oscf/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A15%2C%22os%22%3A11526498%2C%22ls%22%3A4600291.199999988%2C%22le%22%3A4601620.599999994%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1040" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-15" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>A netizen’s comment compared Jake’s voice to fellow singer Ice Seguerra, claiming his pre-transition voice was “sayang.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>In a firm response, Jake emphasized the significance of hormone therapy for transgender men, saying, “First of all, with respect to my past, keep my deadname out of your silly mouth. And darling, it’s because he hasn’t taken any hormone therapy. It’s a HUGE part of being a trans man.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Jake went further, highlighting the netizen&#x27;s apparent ignorance and suggesting they educate themselves: “Google is free, my darling. I’m going to pin your comment because it seems like you love being [the] center of attention. So let’s give it to you, sweetheart. Have a nice day.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Filipina-American singer Cheesa also defended Jake, calling out the transphobia in the netizen&#x27;s comment. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>She remarked, “Yikes! Your transphobia is showing, sis. Before you comment, maybe you should do some research 🧐. The only thing &#x27;sayang&#x27; is you coming on here just to write some trash ass comment. K bye, have a nice day.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Jake echoed Cheesa’s sentiments, criticizing the netizen for supporting one transgender artist while disparaging another based on their vocal abilities.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>He stated: “Right. You support a trans and bash another trans because of what? Birit? Yun lang? Make it make sense, sis. Hater. Being a transgender is more than just singing high or low notes.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Concluding the series of comments, Jake highlighted the disrespect in deadnaming him while properly addressing Ice Seguerra. “And the audacity of you to deadname me and properly call Ice his real name. What a joke,” he said.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Deadnaming, the act of referring to someone by their pre-transition name, is considered deeply disrespectful to transgender individuals.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Jake first came out as a lesbian in 2013, and finally came out as a transgender man in 2017.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>6 years ago, in 2018, Jake shared that he wanted to be able to freely tell the world who he really is.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>“Kailan ko pa bibigyan ng freedom ang sarili ko para ipaalam sa buong mundo kung sino talaga ako? Kung kailan madami nang nasayang na oras na alam kong ang dami kong pwedeng gawin as myself talaga,” he shared. </span><span>“</span><span>Ang alam ko sa sarili ko, hindi ako tomboy, hindi ako lesbian. Ang alam ko sa sarili ko lalaki ako.” </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(17, 85, 204)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/7/10/fresh-scoops/oprahs-message-to-jake-zyrus-im-so-proud-of-yo-71603" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/7/10/fresh-scoops/oprahs-message-to-jake-zyrus-im-so-proud-of-yo-71603" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Oprah’s message to Jake Zyrus: ‘I’m so proud of you’</strong></a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>This is not the first time Jake clapped back at those who deadnamed him or said things about who he was before he transitioned. When Jake released his song “Fix Me” 3 years ago, netizens flooded the comments section, some comparing Jake’s music to his old music before he transitioned.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>On his Instagram story, Jake said: “Okay ako kung i-compliment mong naririnig mo kasi totoo naman &#x27;yon. Pero para ipangalandakan mo na &#x27;Charice is coming back&#x27;, and also binabastos na ang pagkatao ko nang dahil lang doon, get yo MF transphobia ass away from me.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/5/20/fresh-scoops/jake-zyrus-may-buwelta-sa-mga-patuloy-na-nagsasab-193545" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/5/20/fresh-scoops/jake-zyrus-may-buwelta-sa-mga-patuloy-na-nagsasab-193545" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Jake Zyrus, may buwelta sa mga patuloy na nagsasabing nami-‘miss’ nila si Charice Pempengco</strong></a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>In his <em>Tatler Asia</em> feature, Jake expressed his desire to pursue music without restrictions, regardless of genre or identity. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&quot;At the end of the day, I just want to pursue my passion for music without any restrictions—whatever genres, or identity I identify as,&quot; he stated.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>— By Samantha Prats</span></div>

<p>Transman singer Jake Zyrus defends his transition journey against ignorant comments, stressing the role of hormone therapy and the need for respect.</p>

Transman singer Jake Zyrus defends his transition journey against ignorant comments, stressing the role of hormone therapy and the need for respect.