Marlon Wayans Talks Journey Of Accepting Transgender Son, Social Media Salutes
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Comedian Marlon Wayans opened up about family in a recent interview, and things got deep.
The jokester is always down to share a laugh and make jokes, but on a recent episode of The Breakfast Club, Wayans opened up about learning to embrace his transgender son, Kai.
Amid Kai’s changes, Wayans realized he had to make some adjustments of his own and education himself.
“I talk about the transition, not their transition, but my transition as a parent going from ignorance and denial to complete unconditional love and acceptance,” Wayans said. “And I think there’s a lot of parents out there that need to have that message, and I know I’m dealing with it. It was a very painful situation for me.”
The conversation came up when Wayans was talking about his upcoming standup special –which will either be named Skittles or Rainbow– and his road to accepting of his child.
“Skittles or Rainbow Child is about my daughter,” Marlon shared. “I have a daughter that transitioned into a son. My daughter Amai is now Kai.”
He explains that learning Kai’s preferred pronouns of they/them was initially challenging for him, though he eventually caught on because he wanted to respect their wishes.
The Wayans brother wants his kids to be their authentic selves, which starts with being comfortable in their own home before stepping out into the real world
See how social media is reacting to Wayan’s experience with his son below.
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