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Speaking to TshisaLIVE, Selby opened up about her sexuality. Although she had always identified herself as a woman, she says the transition was not smooth.
‘I think I have always identified myself as a woman, it’s just that I have never embraced it as much. Also there was a lot of confusion that was going on. I was not really comfortable about it,” she opened up to the publication.
She said people speculated that she was undergoing surgery. She also opened up about the backlash she receives due to her sexuality.
“I get backlash every day, which I have become used to by now, but that does not make it OK. What has also made helped me live boldly was seeing other trans women living their truth, and standing up for what they believed in,” she said.
Another one of our faves who has proudly embraced his sexuality over the years is Somizi Mhlongo. The media personality does not shy away from clapping back at trolls who spew their homophobia on his timeline.
He has had to defend Vusi Nova as tweeps often accuse him of being in the closet. In 2021, Somizi came out with guns blazing to defend his sexuality. Somizi questioned why people are obsessed with other people’s sexuality.
“His success has been motivation for me to believe this is possible. Somizi is living proof that reaching your dreams is possible. It’s not often you find someone you are able to trust with your life and when you do find someone like this, it’s important to nurture that relationship.
“People out there are saying that we are dating but we’re not dating. We have mutual respect for each other and we trust each other a lot … With us, it’s realness all the way. It’s been 16 years now and we’re still going strong,” he said.
