{"id":4933,"date":"2023-11-13T17:10:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=4933"},"modified":"2023-11-13T17:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:10:51","slug":"marlon-wayans-opens-up-his-ignorance-when-his-son-came-out-as-transgender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=4933","title":{"rendered":"Marlon Wayans opens up his \u2018ignorance\u2019 when his son came out as transgender"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scary Movie\u00a0<\/em>star\u00a0<\/em>Marlon Wayans has opened up about when his son came out as transgender.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wayans shares\u00a0sons<\/a>\u00a0Shawn, 21, and Kai, 23, with ex-wife Angelica Zachary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 51-year-old actor and comedian has since explained what his reaction was when Kai – who uses the pronouns he\/they – came out to him as\u00a0transgender<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In an interview on\u00a0The Breakfast Club<\/em>, Wayans spoke about how his\u00a0upcoming comedy set<\/a>\u00a0called\u00a0Skittles\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0Rainbow Child<\/em>\u00a0is about Kai.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He said: “It’s about my daughter. I have a daughter that transitioned into a son. My daughter Amai is now Kai.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“And so 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.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Marlon Wayans said he had to ‘transition’ as a parent when his son told him he was transgender. Credit: Getty Images\/ Shareif Ziyadat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wayans said he thinks there ‘are a lot of parents out there’ that ‘need to have that message’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I know I’m dealing with it,” he continued. “It was\u00a0a very painful situation<\/a>\u00a0for me, but man, it’s one of the best, funniest hours, I could probably ever imagine.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wayans notes he does ‘always joke’ and so when Kai first told him they wanted to transition, the comedian said: “You transitioning into your brother, you look just like him.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, the actor continued: “But they’re brilliant, they don’t change. Brilliant, the most well read, the smartest Wayans.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wayans has been praised for his honesty by some social media users. Credit: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The father admitted he’s ‘still working on [his] pronouns’ and Kai knows that and knows he loves him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wayans said: “They see me try and they’re like, ‘I’m happy’. But I got to respect their wishes and that takes – as a parent, I just want my kids to be free. I want them to be free in spirit and free in thought, free to be themselves. The more you know yourself, the more you can govern yourself, the more you live your truth, the happier your existence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“So, if they can’t get that in the household with their father and their mother, how the f**k do I send them out into the\u00a0world<\/a>\u00a0with that kind of confidence? And I’m just so proud of them for being them, but that don’t mean that they ain’t got jokes.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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