Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Clarifies Transgender Comments As Backlash Grows

Nigerian novelist and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has sought to clarify her position after sparking outrage with comments about transgender women that she made in an interview with Channel 4 News.  The author of Half of a Yellow Sun came under attack after she failed to call transgender women “real women” in response to a question. In the interview, broadcast on 10 March, Adichie via IFTTT