Marlon Wayans defended his transgender son Kai in a series of social media posts for Pride Month. What started as a post to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community turned into a stand against “hate mongers” on Friday.
“Happy PRIDE to all my LGBTQ+ peoples,” Wayans wrote in his first post, in which he posed with a rainbow flag and chrome pants. “I’m STRAIGHT … well, according to my child, CISGENDER male. I just love and support my peoples.”
After an influx of comments, the comedian responded with another message.
“As a father of a child in the LGBTQ+ community I show my support.