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Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has marked the 26th birthday of her daughter, Ruby, by posting a message to Instagram about the wave of anti-trans legislation currently being debated in states across the US.
Ruby told her parents she was transitioning in 2020.
Last summer, Curtis revealed to the world that her daughter is trans with an interview in AARP magazine. Curtis said she and her husband, the comic actor Christopher Guest, “have watched in wonder and pride as our son became our daughter Ruby.” Curtis and Guest have been married since 1984.
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In her birthday message, Curtis said, “Today is the birthday of my trans daughter. I am proud and grateful to be the parent of a trans child and am sending support to all of the trans families across the US who are being targeted in this moment by conservative legislatures.
“This country was founded on freedom. A profoundly simple idea that everyone living here should be free to dream and achieve what they want freely. OUR declaration of independence promises that we are endowed with certain unalienable rights including Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…..AND that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to defy it to ensure Safety and Happiness. A profound idea. Safety and Happiness!
“Now politicians are proposing that parents providing gender-affirming care for THEIR OWN children are felons and deserve prison time. These laws are discriminatory, unjust, and anti-American. Freedom of expression includes gender expression!
“As a proud parent of my trans daughter I VOW to use my freedom of speech and my right to vote to SUPPORT my child and ALL children trying to live FREELY as who they are.”
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Curtis’ posting comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a directive to state authorities asking them to investigate parents who help their trans minors obtain gender-confirming medical care. The directive compared such care with child abuse.
Last week, the Idaho House of Representatives passed legislation to the same effect. HB 675 would ban puberty-blocking treatment, hormone therapy, and gender confirmation surgery and make it a felony if parents or doctors provide it. It would also make it a felony to take a child out of state to get the healthcare. Anyone falling fall of the law would face potential life in prison.
In response to her mom’s posting, Ruby tweeted, “My mom has supported me all the way ever since I came out as trans. I love her so much. There are allies everywhere for the trans community. you just need to look for them. and we will stand by your side for the long run #PRIDE”
My mom has supported me all the way ever since i came out as trans. I love her so much. there are allies everywhere for the trans community. you just need to look for them. and we will stand by your side for the long run #PRIDE https://t.co/ldmoXTmRlo
— Ruby Greymane 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 (@Killerkittens66) March 13, 2022
This is not the first time Curtis has spoken out in support of her daughter.
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Mister P
Now I know Jamie Lee Curtis is super cool.
Polaro
Sweetie, welcome to the team!
cuteguy
Wasn’t there a rumor once that Jamie was trans? It’s beautiful how she has embraced her trans daughter even tho she herself was the target of transphobic and misogynistic rumors herself. Remarkable
SDR94103
uh, no there was never a rumor about Jamie being trans, numb skull.
Kangol2
Jamie Lee Curtis is wonderful!
@Cuteguy, I think the story was that she’s allegedly intersex, so born with both genital organs. According to Snopes she has never acknowledged that she was born with both organs, and whether she is or isn’t is known only to her, her parents, and her various partners and spouses over the years.
Fun fact: Jamie Lee Curtis is also the Baroness Haden-Guest (though she doesn’t use the title) since her husband, comedian Christopher Haden-Guest, inherited the title of 5th Baron Haden-Guest.
Mister P
I do remember hearing the intersex rumor and I believe there was one about her having a tail.
GrizzleyMichael
Awesome and beautiful women
TDNash40
“Curtis’ posting comes after Texas passed a law that criminalizes parents who help their trans minors obtain gender-confirming medical care. The legislation will see parents being charged with child abuse.”
This is not accurate. Texas passed a stupid law banning trans youth from participating in school sports. But this stupidity regarding investigating parents for providing their trans children access to gender-affirming healthcare is NOT a law. It is just an unconstitutional “directive” issued by transphobic bigot Greg Abbott based on a non-binding and widely-discredited “opinion” issued by the transphobic, bigoted criminal Ken Paxton, Texas’ attorney general.
David Hudson
Thank you. This has been corrected.
Gourmet Guy
What a stirring and loving woman Jamie Lee is.