12 Celebrities Who Are Elevating Transgender Youngsters

In actual fact, many celebrities are proudly elevating youngsters who determine as transgender. By sharing their unconditional love for his or her children, being vocal LGBTQ+ allies and advocating for inclusivity, these stars hope that they may help others be extra accepting and create a safer world for all youngsters.

Learn on to seek out out which celebrities opened up about their transgender youngsters…

The late Chester Bennington’s baby Draven not too long ago got here out as transgender. In a particular Valentine’s Day put up, she introduced that she instructed family and friends that she was trans again in August 2024 and began hormone substitute remedy quickly after. She went on to name it “one of the best determination I’ve ever made in my life,” acknowledging that she is “blessed to have the ability to do that,” whereas having fun with “such supportive household and associates.”

She additionally gave a shout-out to her mother Samantha Bennington, who commented on the announcement, “I’m so pleased with you. I really like you with all my coronary heart and soul. You’re my favourite human on the planet. I simply need you cheerful and wholesome endlessly and at all times.😍”

Dwyane Wade’s daughter Zaya, whom he’s elevating together with his spouse Gabrielle Union, got here out as transgender when she was a preteen. Wanting again, Dwyane says she knew about her gender id since she was just a little lady — however she didn’t formally come out till she was 12. Since then, Dwyane and Gabrielle have expressed their full assist of Zaya and have labored to champion the LGBTQ+ group.

“All we attempt to deal with is listening, studying, accepting and understanding, you recognize, our children as we go down this journey in life as dad and mom,” Dwyane shared with On The Purple Carpet. “To have the ability to love her out loud is one thing that…you recognize, I see her flourishing in life.”

Charlize Theron tends to maintain her private life out of the highlight, together with any particulars about her two youngsters. However in 2019, Charlize opened up about her daughter Jackson, revealing that the little lady had come out to her as transgender when she was simply three-years-old. Whereas she plans to let Jackson share her personal story sooner or later, she defined that she needed to share the information publicly so that everybody would use Jackson’s right pronouns.

“I’ve two lovely daughters who, similar to any dad or mum, I wish to defend and I wish to see thrive. They have been born who they’re and precisely the place on the earth each of them get to seek out themselves as they develop up, and who they wish to be, just isn’t for me to resolve. My job as a dad or mum is to have a good time them and to like them and to ensure that they’ve every thing they want with a purpose to be what they wish to be. And I’ll do every thing in my energy for my children to have that proper and to be protected inside that,” Charlize instructed Day by day Mail.

Marlon Wayans has a transgender son named Kai — and whereas he admits the early days of his transition have been “very painful” for him, he’s now in full assist of his son. Marlon says he’s nonetheless “engaged on the pronouns,” however fully respect’s Kai’s needs. He has since been extremely vocal in his assist for the LGBTQ+ group on social media.

“As a dad or mum, I simply need my children to be free. I need them to be free in spirit, free in thought, free to be themselves … The extra you reside your fact, the happier your existence,” Marlon shared on The Breakfast Membership. “And I’m simply so pleased with them for being them.”

On Trans Day of Motion in 2018, Cynthia Nixon revealed that her son Seph is transgender in a put up on social media. Whereas Cynthia has admitted that she was stunned by Seph’s determination to transition, she’s been nothing however supportive of her son. In actual fact, in early 2025, she attended a protest to talk out towards Donald Trump’s “Defending Youngsters From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation” govt order.

Cynthia addressed a crowd exterior of NYU-Langone Hospital, the place Seph had beforehand undergone prime surgical procedure, to sentence the hospital for cancelling a minimum of two youngsters’s appointments to obtain puberty-blocking remedy.

“My spouse and I — our lives are crammed with probably the most superb, lovely, courageous trans individuals — younger and previous, however particularly younger,” Cynthia mentioned in her speech. “The concept this metropolis is crammed with younger individuals who thought they’d a spot to go the place they might obtain the very best care and that place has now been shut to them sickens me to my core.”

Sister Wives star Meri Brown’s son Leon introduced they have been transgender in 2023. Since then, Meri has proven her assist for the LGBTQ+ group however has abided by her son’s needs to stay personal and “have their very own life” exterior of the highlight.

“The commentary that I get about Leon may be very polarizing,” she mentioned on The Sarah Fraser Present. “It’s simply gonna be that means. I at all times admire the assist, the feedback of assist I get, and clearly, I don’t admire the hate that comes at me. I don’t assume hate has any function or any worth…Leon and I’ve a superb relationship and I don’t speak about them loads as a result of they wish to stay personal.”

In 2021, Jamie Lee Curtis shared that her daughter Ruby is a transgender lady. Wanting again, Jamie Lee admitted she did not have “an inkling” that Ruby was trans however was supportive instantly. She even was the officiant at Ruby’s marriage ceremony the next yr. Jamie Lee has since turn into an advocate for the LGBTQ+ group.

“This life is about love. Being a dad or mum is about love, and I really like Ruby. Love her…Individuals have mentioned, ‘You’re so nice to just accept her love.’ What are you speaking about? That is my daughter, this human being has come to me and mentioned, ‘That is who I’m.’ And my job is to say, ‘Welcome residence.’ I’ll battle and defend her proper to exist towards anybody who claims that she doesn’t. And there are these individuals,” she mentioned in an interview with Morning Joe.

Annette Bening and Warren Beatty share two youngsters, one among them being their transgender son Stephen, who got here out when he was only a younger teenager. Whereas Annette and Warren have been supportive of their son, they have been “protecting of his privateness.” However as of late, Annette says that she now not desires to be so personal and feels that it’s essential to voice her assist for the LGBTQ+ group.

“At first, I felt very protecting of his privateness, as a result of he’s the son of those two well-known individuals…I felt it was his proper to say what he needed to say publicly, or not. And now, as time has gone on — particularly now with what’s occurring, sadly, within the political course of, [with how] trans persons are getting used — concern and ignorance is being stoked towards trans individuals in probably the most scary means. It’s so unfair,” Annette shared on The View.

Again in 2008, Cher’s son Chaz introduced he was transgender, simply forward of his fortieth birthday. He went on to endure gender reassignment surgical procedure after which legally modified his title and gender in 2010. Wanting again, Cher says the pair had talked about gender id by the years earlier than his transition however it was nonetheless “troublesome to start with.”

“It was laborious for a mom. I had this one baby and I used to be ready for the brand new baby. There was this half in between the place you don’t know what you’ll have. You don’t know what your relationship goes to be. It was a scary interval — the unknown is at all times actually scary. [But now] Chaz is unbelievably pleased…Now it doesn’t make any distinction as I do not really feel a loss in any respect. The loss I believed I used to be going to really feel, I don’t really feel one iota,” Cher instructed The Mirror.

Ally Sheedy’s son Beckett got here out as transgender as a youngster and he or she has been extremely supportive of his journey. She says she did as a lot analysis as attainable when he first started taking hormones, sharing that she’s “discovered loads” and feels “very snug speaking to anybody whose child is simply starting the method of transition.” Now she simply desires her son to have one of the best life attainable.

“I need him to have the ability to do what he desires to do together with his life and have the liberty to make his personal decisions and encompass himself with a loving, supportive group,” she instructed Individuals. “To date, he’s been ready to do this.”

She continued, “It’s pure to have fears about your children, it doesn’t matter what. However on this case, Beck is in a extremely excellent spot in his life. I give him the room to run, and I simply actually attempt to simply watch.”

In 2016, Sade’s son Izaak Adu publicly got here out as transgender. Whereas Izaak has been open about his transition and gender affirmation surgical procedure, Sade has been extra personal along with her assist for her son. However not too long ago, Sade launched her first music in six years as a tribute to her son. Her music “Younger Lion” was impressed by a letter Sade gave Izaak on his twenty first birthday. On the observe, she asks for forgiveness for misunderstanding him, singing that she “ought to’ve identified” about his id earlier.

“Although there was nothing I wanted to forgive her for, the lyrics ‘Forgive me, son, I ought to have identified,’ struck a chord,” Izaak instructed Rolling Stone. “My mum by no means tried to oppress the boy; I silently at all times knew I used to be. She at all times let me be me.”

He continued, “I feel {that a} music the place a dad or mum apologizes for misunderstanding their baby can maintain immense significance for the trans group. This music might function a beacon of hope and a reminder that oldsters can study, develop and in the end settle for their youngsters for who they really are. I hope it will probably provide a way of consolation, validation and a sense of being seen and understood.”