Nicki Minaj’s recent views have deeply hurt some of her fans

It may have been a while since the Turning Point USA took place, but rapper Nicki Minaj’s choice of words at the conference continues to linger in the back of people’s minds.

Since December 2025, Minaj’s ventures have caused some of her longtime fans to distance themselves from her. From revealing she’s a supporter of President Trump to partaking in a conservative conversation with Erica Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, at the Turning Point USA conference to praising Vice-President Vance as “The assassin JD Vance,” in the presence of Kirk, whose husband was assassinated three months prior, things did not get any better when the rapper shared her anti-trans views.

“If you’re born a boy, be a boy,” said Minaj at the conference, who claimed men were discouraged from being masculine.

The comment came as a shock to fans, as Minaj has historically been an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and has shared words of encouragement to fans within the community. The sudden switch comes as a slap in the face to her LGBTQIA+ fans who have been longtime supporters of her music and other ventures.

As someone who attended Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Concert in 2024, I personally got to see for myself that she has a handful of fans within the LGBTQIA+ space who came out to support her, see her live and enjoy their favourite songs by the rapper. So, I can only imagine how some of those same concertgoers may feel after all that has become known.

Fans have taken to social media to express their overwhelming disappointment in Minaj aligning herself with the right-wing movement and affiliating herself with MAGA, which has a history of promoting anti-trans views and Turning Point USA, which has a history of being prejudiced towards the LGBTQIA+ community.

Comments on clips and commentary videos on the comments Minaj made about discouraging trans women from transitioning displayed the disappointment people had. The comment sections were flooded with fans who did not shy away from how they felt about Minaj’s choice of words.

“She didn’t betray us. She was never on our side,” said one user. “Can people just… not be transphobic? Even just for a little bit? We didn’t do nuthin’,” wrote another user.

The situation has led to many people sharing how they may have enjoyed the rapper’s music from before, but they could no longer support her after her anti-trans comments. I even came across a TikTok of a former fan throwing vinyl records of Minaj’s albums in the garbage as their way of saying they will no longer support her.

Another thing to note is Trump’s negative views about immigrants, and with Minaj being an immigrant who has yet to obtain her US citizenship, she could easily be deported. In response to her offensive comments, a petition was created on Change.org to have the rapper deported back to Trinidad and Tobago, serving as a reminder that public figures need to be held accountable for their choice of words and the immense impact they have on diverse communities.

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. Although people have become more accepting of the LGBTQIA+ community over the years, we still have a long way to go when it comes to accepting people from the community. For Minaj as a Black woman, she will not have it any better than them, considering the views some Republicans hold against people of colour.