hell no! so obvious she was never a man. just from her voice u can tell. wat a dork.

I doubt it's true. I've never heard that before. Plus, if it WAS true, it would been all over the place.

i heard bout that she cant be a man cause no man can dance like that
and she has a nice ass

I was watching trl today and they had CIara on there. I did not know she was that tall and muscular. SCARY! But still i do not believe she is a man. Hell if she is a man then Serena and Venus Williams are both man.

By Nolan Strong, allhiphop.com

"I am gay." These were the words recording artist Ciara spoke Wednesday night to millions viewers on BET뭩 106 and Park in a precedent-setting event for cable television.

Ciara뭩 "coming out" as a lesbian would have been difficult on its own. But also having to admit that she is really a he on national television was cause for celebration among the gay and lesbian community. No major pop singer has ever come out as a transvestite to viewers explicitly after already releasing an album.

The event brings to the spotlight questions about just how far gays and lesbians have been accepted into mainstream society, specifically hip hop culture. People are divided as to what this event means for gay and lesbian individuals as well as for the community at large.

However, as in any controversial issue, there are differing opinions.

"Tonight it's homosexuality, next its tranvestites, tomorrow it's something else," said Sean 밣-Diddy?Combs, President and CEO of Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment, in an interview with allhiphop.com.

The goal for many gays and lesbians is creating awareness about the reality of their identity and lifestyle.

"As a community, we have to fight against those who attack us," said former pop star Rupaul, who herself performs in 밺rag?but concealed her real gender from the public. "Personally, I have a tendency to react with anger. At the same time I realize these people have been fed lies about gay and lesbian people.

"Part of our job is to offer information to those who have been lied to.

The 'Ellen' episode already offered a slice of true information about lesbian and gay people to a large audience," she added. 밄ut Ciara뭩 entire appeal was based of this teenie bop heterosexual imagery and less of her sheer talent? Will she maintain her celebrity status? Maybe she will. Will she have as many listeners as before now that she has come out? I doubt it.

UCLA English Professor Arthur Little, who teaches gay and lesbian literature, said he approved of the humorous portrayal of the subject matter on "Ellen." However, he stressed the serious aspects that surround this particular controversy.

"It allows the American public to see the humor and that gay people laugh too. We have gay teenagers killing themselves at three times the rate of their heterosexual counterparts. This is a serious issue," he said. Despite the raging controversy surrounding this issue, Little said that "gay people are as much a part of our public culture as straight people."

Ciara was building a strong case for herself as a mainstay in the music industry. Her debut album 밎oodies?was certified platinum by the RIAA, and she has been named the recipient of the 2005 Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award at this year뭩 Soul Train Awards.

The self-proclaimed 멌runk n B?artist will release her third single 밢h? (featuring Ludacris) next week and a video for the song will also be released at the end of the month.

In addition to being named Entertainer of the Year, Ciara has been nominated for four Soul Train Music
I GOT THIS FROM SOMEWHERE.

I watch 106&park almost everday and I dont remember coming across anything like this. Give me a credible website or magazine artcle with this information and then I will believe you.

I just searched on yahoo and there was this site where ppl say their opinions.

yeah I heard that she's a hermaphrodite. A lot of people are saying that, and supposible she said it when she was on the Oprah show a while ago. She does look kind of manly though.

How the crap is this thread still alive??!??!?!?/........SHE IS NOT A MAN

Have you guys really watched the Oh! music video? I work hard on my shoulders, biceps and triceps and I can barely maintain cut arms like Ciara's... if those aren't some mainly arms and shoulders I don't know what is. Half of you Internet nerds have skinnier arms than that

same....i watch TRL everyday...they had Ciara as a guest and no one is talking about it

uh.. search allhiphop for that article... bullshitt

I heard that she is a man, but I don't know if it's true.

^ are you stupid

ciara is not really a man since they took out the man thingy organ... my friend said shes half woman and half guy. the top is woman the legs and butt is man. dunno if the "half ma and half woman" thingy is true though. Ciara always wears a bra and pants in her music videos

oh geez...really? but i love her songs!

LMAO. but isnt she dating bow wow? that would be really strange.... sorry if someone already said this i didnt go through the whole thing.

Yea my friend came to school and said he saw somethin sayin that on 60 min and that she admitted to it, I dunno if he was bein serious but it sure seemed like it.

tep i heard that she has to genders but i think she or he is a girl

I don't even know who ciara is.........i live under a freakin rock

Wut the hell? Ciaras not a man. Your bro must be makin some shit up.

no. ppl hate on her because she's hot

I heard about that.

I think that she was born half man and half woman and her parents wanted her to be a girl.

But, hey, I don't know...

who really cares

will someone close this already? someone already posted a link that proved that this is a rumor that's completely bogus...why do people love assuming the bad in someone they don't even know personally?