Marlon Wayans has opened about his family. NBC reports that Marlon Wayans has said that he will talk about supporting his son's transition in an upcoming comedy special.
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00:00 Marlon Wayans opens up about being so proud of transgender son.
00:07 NBC reports that Marlon Wayans has said that he will talk about supporting his son's transition
00:11 in an upcoming special.
00:15 The actor recently reflected on his work and family opening up about his son Kai, who he
00:19 says was assigned female at birth.
00:22 While speaking with The Breakfast Club, Wayans stressed the need for parents to understand
00:26 their child's transition.
00:28 "I talk about my transition as a parent going from ignorance and denial to complete, unconditional
00:33 love and acceptance," he said.
00:36 "I think there's a lot of parents out there that need that message and I know I'm dealing
00:41 with it."
00:45 Wayans went on to say that his upcoming comedy special, tentatively called Rainbow Child,
00:49 will center around his experience of coming to terms with his son's gender identity.
00:55 Wayans said in a Breakfast Club interview that he wants his kids to be free more than
00:59 anything else.
01:00 "I want them to be free in spirit, free in thought, free to be themselves.
01:05 The more you know yourself, the more you can govern yourself.
01:07 The more you live your truth, the happier your existence," he said.
01:11 "If they can't get that in the household with their father and their mother, how the f do
01:16 I send them out into the world with that kind of confidence?"
01:20 "I'm just so proud of them for being them."
01:23 "I'm just so proud of them for being them."