RuPaul Further Responds to Transphobic Accusations: "I've Been a 'Tranny' For 32 Years"

RuPaul took to Twitter over the weekend to respond to allegations that the Logo network is distancing itself from him after the drag icon broke his silence regarding his current view on the use of the word "tranny" during a recent episode of the WTF With Marc Maron Podcast.

RuPaul wrote:

Trust! @LogoTV hasn’t “distanced” itself from me, not while I’m still payin’ the f%kin’ light bill over there

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 24, 2014

The tweet was a direct response to a Buzzfeed article titled “Logo TV Distances Itself From RuPaul For Defending Use Of Anti-Transgender Slur” in which a Logo TV rep was quoted as telling the website, “These comments did not come from Logo. We are committed to supporting the entire LGBT community and will not feature any anti-trans rhetoric on our shows.”

RuPaul also aired his frustration with a series of tweets expanding on his use of the word “tranny” and clarifying his feelings on the criticism he’s recently received from some in the LGBT community.

RuPaul writes:

I’ve been a “tranny” for 32 years. The word “tranny” has never just meant transsexual. #TransvestiteHerstoryLesson

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 24, 2014

It’s not the word itself, but the intention behind the word

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 24, 2014

The absurdity! It’s as if Jay Z got offended by Kanye using the word “Nigga”

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 24, 2014

These comments followed on the heels of another string of tweets eluding to the current controversy which included:

Drag laughs in the face of this bullshit world pic.twitter.com/Bp1bNjNIQi

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 23, 2014

Never argue with an idiot

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 23, 2014

Transitioning since day mother%king one #SitDownAmateurs #KaBoom #CatchIt #LearnIt pic.twitter.com/YKFZtQQRvf

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 23, 2014

Why would U wanna be around anyone who takes themselves so f%king seriously? pic.twitter.com/opPHlZRnPo

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 23, 2014

“You know, I can call myself a nigger, faggot, tranny all I want to, because I’ve fucking earned the right to do it. I’ve lived the life,” RuPaul said during his recent interview with Marc Maron. “I’ve been on the front line. … And if I call my girlfriend ‘bitch,’ she knows I’m talking about it from a place of love. She knows that. But people out of school can take that same information and try to use it against me, because the ego cannot pick up the intention behind it.”