“I was thrown into this against my will” - Tyler1 addresses allegations of transphobia and racism

Twitch streamer and League of Legends player Tyler Steinkamp aka "Tyler1" is currently facing heat from the online community after he was seemingly dragged into a controversy that he labels as "against his will." Earlier, Tyler1's girlfriend Macaiyla made some contentious remarks involving the LGBTQ community. While interacting with an X user, she wrote (now deleted):

"He (Tyler1) doesn't like you people (referring to the LGBTQ community) either."

Macaiyla's controversial statement against the LGBTQ community (Image via X)

Tyler1 took to his Twitch stream earlier today (August 3) to speak on the controversy. He essentially stated that he isn't the most informed about the topic and said he doesn't want to be a part of the controversy:

"Bro, I am uneducated. I am ignorant to comment on any of that by the way. I have no thoughts or no say. I do not know any of (this)."

He also responded to some people calling him a racist:

"People were like, 'Yeah, I could just tell he was like that. Yeah, he's also a racist.' I was like, 'Wait, what?' 'Cause I'm reading some wild sh*t. What is happening?"

He further apologized for the "drama":

"Apologies for the drama. I know we don't deal with here but I was thrown into this against my will. So again, I apologize that we had to deal with that. This is a safe space."

(Timestamp: 00:09:33)

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Did Macaiyla respond to the controversy involving her and Tyler1?

Macaiyla's now-deleted comments sparked a major backlash against both her and Tyler1. She seemed to speak on his behalf, implying that he, too, was against the trans community.

However, after receiving significant retaliation for her comments, she posted an elaborate message on her official X.com account, issuing a public apology to the LGBTQ+ community. She wrote:

"I would like to start off by saying that I apologize to not only the trans community but all of the LGBTQ+ supporters for my comments."

She also apologized to Tyler1 for involving him in the situation:

"I would also like to apologize to Tyler for speaking on his behalf out of pure ignorance and heat of the moment. It's wrong of me to want to spread hate through someone else's mouth especially when their opinions extremely differ from opinions of my own."

Macaiyla responds to the backlash following her comments (Image via X)

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Macaiyla's comments were initially regarding the ongoing controversy involving Olympics athlete Imane Khelif, who was misgendered as a man by the general public. It's worth noting that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had decided to grant her eligibility to participate in the women's division.