Miss Universe Philippines 2016 Maxine Medina issued an apology regarding her statement about Miss Universe Spain 2018 Angela Ponce, the first transgender woman to join the pageant.
It can be remembered that Maxine previously expressed her disapproval about transgender women, joining the Miss Universe pageant which gained backlash from netizens.
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On her Instagram account, Maxine apologized over her past statement after some netizens noticed her presence at the MEGA Equality Ball which focused on promoting equality for the LGBTQIA+ community.
She wrote: “Pride month and yesterday’s #MEGAForAll and #MEGAEqualityBall saw a resurfacing of a statement I made last year regarding my opinion on Angela Ponce, the first transwoman to join Miss Universe. While I was truly caught in a moment, I’ll graciously and humbly say that it was misinformed, and lacking in empathy and understanding. I know first-hand how it is to feel invalidated as I have been bullied all my life, been called names. That’s why I really apologize if this is how you felt and still feel.
“It isn’t that I am not supporting a transwoman beauty queen, in fact I was actually proud of Angela, Miss Spain that she made a big step doing this to inspire others and that she had the courage of joining and asking Miss Universe to represent her country as a transwoman. It is such a big step forward for us to realize that we shouldn’t be scared of change. We should embrace it because no matter what, we are aiming for the better future for all.
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