'I was completely ignorant': Kelly Osbourne finally apologises for her anti-tran

[Natasha]

'I was completely ignorant': Kelly Osbourne finally apologises for her anti-transsexual rant

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2063662/Kelly-Osbourne-finally-apologises-anti-transsexual-rant.html
11/19/11
By J J Anisiobi

Kelly Osbourne has pleaded ignorance to the transgender community in defence of her offensive comments earlier this month.

The 27-year-old made cutting remarks about her ex-fiance Luke Worrall and transgender model Elle Schneider.

Worrall and Schneider had an affair and when Kelly found out about it she blasted her ex publicly in an interview with Glamour magazine.

[Shana A]

Guest Post by Kelly Osbourne: I Support the Transgender Community
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 10:05am
by Matt Kane, GLAAD's Associate Director of Entertainment Media

By Kelly Osbourne

http://www.glaad.org/blog/guest-post-kelly-osbourne-i-support-transgender-community

I'd first like to make it clear that no one asked me to write this.  After reaching out to GLAAD for advice and clarification, I thought it was imperative to explain and amend my wrong. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I now feel the urgency to speak out and teach others. As unfortunate as this incident was, I assure you it was taken out of context, but I cannot deny the words; they did come out of my mouth.

As a lifelong LGBT ally and friend, I feel it is my duty to not only apologize for my wrong but to also correct it. The word "tr*nny" is a derogatory and hurtful word. I was completely ignorant to this and soon came to realize most of my peers and LGBT friends are too. This is a word I will no longer use or allow. It wasn't until I googled it after speaking with GLAAD that I found out just how unbelievably offensive it was.  When friends jokingly called me that in the past, I took it as a compliment or a joke, but I couldn't have been more wrong.