Marlon Wayans spoke on his willingness to "accept and love" his transgender son, Kai, during a recent visit on podcast We In Miami.
While on the podcast, the HIM star was asked about whether he considers himself a "spokesperson" for fathers of trans children. While Wayans denied the title, the actor-comedian called it his "natural instinct" to protect his 25-year-old son, Kai. Wayans shares his son with his former partner, Angela Zackery.
"People can judge and say what they want but at the end of the day that's my child," the entertainer said in the clip below. "And I'm gonna love my baby regardless of what anybody says and they should be allowed to have their anonymity and enjoy their life exactly the way they want to enjoy it."
"You can’t beat gay out of someone. You can’t hypnotize someone to not be transgender. You gotta accept and love them," he continued.
Wayans revealed in November 2023 that Kai had transitioned, which the entertainer shared that he was still coming to terms with on an episode of The Breakfast Club.
"My daughter Amai is now Kai, and so, I talk about the transition. Not her, his… their transition, but my transition as a parent, going from ignorance and denial to complete unconditional love and acceptance," Wayans said on the radio program. The entertainer also tackled his son's identity in his 2024 comedy special Good Grief.
Elsewhere on We In Miami, Wayans called retired NBA player Dwyane Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union "heroes" and "examples" to those with transgender children, and shared that he's "comfortable enough" in his masculinity to play a gay role.
"I ain't slobbing no n***a down," Wayans joked. "I don't trip. If it's the right role–and depending on how they do it...if they wanna insinuate, great, but I don't wanna be no Brokeback Mountain."
In June, Wayans showed his allyship with the LGBTQIA+ community and posted a Pride Month message of "love and support" on Instagram. "You can be a straight man and still love gay people," he captioned the post.