Sade's Daughter Comes Out As Transgender

By Isha Thorpe

October 7, 2016

Sade's daughter has been keeping a secret for years. But now, Mickailia "Ila" Adu's mustered up the courage to reveal one important thing: she's a transgender male.

Mickailia took to Instagram recently and shared the news. The 20-year-old seemed very excited about new his life moving forward. “Today is the first day of the rest of my life,” a selfie of himself was captioned. 

He also hashtagged it "selfmademan," "transman," "proud," "shotday" and more. So, he's confirmed that he's also began transitioning. Shoutout to him for living his truth. 

Photo: Getty Images

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