Model and online personality Onyx Godwin has pushed back at critics who have been targeting crossdressers in Nigeria. Sharing his thoughts on Instagram, Onyx pointed out that while traditional, masculine men are the vast majority, society seems unfairly obsessed with policing the handful of feminine men who are simply minding their own business and harming no one.
In his post, he wrote: 'Feminine men this, Feminine men that! You people should rest, who is stopping you from being masculine?! If u want masculine men go to Yaba market them full there, but few feminine men expressing themselves without hurting anyone is what you people are concerned about!! So much masculinity in this country nobody feels safe walking at night because… men! So much masculinity in the world and yet you can't leave your children (daughters) with a random man. So much masculinity in this country and every other day there is a post on blogs about grape. So much masculinity and yet Nigeria isn't working with the hundreds of males at leadership positions! And for the women that are so judgemental on feminine men we know exactly what you are, if you didn't think of femininity as less it wouldn't be a problem to you, cos yea yall do not have this same energy for masculine presenting women. Misogynists. Leave us tf alone! At that event there were hundreds of Masculine men but few feminine men and everywhere is in chaos. We will all sha still wear what we want to wear, you can't do sh!t!!!'
The post was shared on Linda Ikeji Blog, where it appeared under the headline 'Feminine men will wear what we want to wear - Model, Onyx Godwin slams Nigerians attacking crossdressing men.'
Onyx's comments have sparked renewed debate about gender norms and social attitudes toward crossdressing in Nigeria, with many netizens weighing in on both sides of the argument.