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"Our home will never be a safe space for bigots," she added. "I look at problematic language as violence and I'm never going to expose anyone I love to violence, whether that be verbal, physical, emotional, or spiritual. Jerks exist in every area of life. And we function from a place of truth in our household. But if you come at us, oh, be very prepared."

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J.Lo hasn't commented further on her child's identity, though earlier this year it was reported that they were referred to by a different name — Oskar Jacob — in a social media post celebrating their high school graduation.

"You can't beat gay out of someone. You can't hypnotize someone to not be transgender. You just gotta accept and love them," he added. "You're supposed to align yourself with your children because you want your children ultimately to be happy. And you try to make them happy and comfortable in their skin because you want them to live a nice, happy life. I'm proud that they're showing up for their child, but more so I'm proud that they're showing up as an example for Black people."

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"Finally, at 20, long after he beat his brothers at tennis and computer games and knew as much as anyone about basketball, Sam was able to stand up proudly and say, 'I am a gay man,'" she continued, noting that being a part of Sam's journey has been "one of the great privileges" of her life.

"Sam knows that if he ever marries, he'll have my full support. After all, I like to believe I raised him with the good sense to choose a great partner," she added. "But there are people out there — organizations and politicians, strangers who have never even met Sam — who would rather devote themselves to denying his happiness."

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"You slow your speech down a little. You become a little more mindful about what you're saying. How you're saying it. You still mess up, I've messed up today twice. We're human," she added.

Years prior, when Hudson first came out as gay, Marcia said at the 2018 Family Equality Council's Impact Awards: "My son is gay. I just want to make sure he gets to have a family when he wants one."

"They were born who they are and exactly where in the world both of them get to find themselves as they grow up, and who they want to be, is not for me to decide," the 50-year-old continued.

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Meanwhile, Warren described Stephen as his "hero" a few years prior, telling Vanity Fair: "He's a revolutionary, a genius, and my hero, as are all my children."

"Even when she was a little girl, we told her, 'Hey, baby, do what you do and have fun doing it. Do it because you love it, not because you have to,'" he added. "Seeing her happy is the greatest thing ever."

Meanwhile, Dean, 59, said in 2022 that another one of their children, Liam, identifies as transgender. While promoting the movie My Fake Boyfriend, Dean said, "The thing I love about this movie is I got to share it with my 15-year-old who identifies as trans and my gay son. I love that they get a safe space to come and watch this."

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