Marlon Wayans Is 'So Proud' Of Transgender Son

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Marlon Wayans has opened about his family. NBC reports that Marlon Wayans has said that he will talk about supporting his son&#039;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."

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