Charlize Theron has been a supporter of LGBTQ rights since she can remember, and now, she is working to bring freedom and fairness into her family while raising her transgender daughter.
In an interview with Pride Source, the Bombshell actress, 44, admitted she was raised by a mom who was extremely open-minded about sexuality. Because of that, the actress was able to explore her options.
“I experimented and I did what I think every young person should do: feel brave enough and free enough in order to figure it out,” she said. “I had this person that I could share it with, that I felt safe with, who wasn’t going to judge me or label me. But it turns out – ahh! – that I am straight. It’s a little bit of a bummer.”
the wrong pronouns, and also I was still talking about her in the press using the wrong pronoun. It really hurt her feelings. I don’t want to be that mom.”
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The actress said she doesn’t speak much of her daughter’s gender in public because what goes on in her children’s lives and in her family is “really private.”
“It’s her story, and it’s really up to her to decide if she wants to share that,” Theron said.