American actress Jamie Lee Curtis found out that her child was transgender, but the circumstances surrounding it left an impression on both of them.
American Actress Jamie Lee Curtis Talks About Her Daughter Coming Out As Transgender
Her child, formerly Tom but now known as Ruby, is very successful in her own right. She works as a video editor for Youtube influencers and therefore has managed to step out of the shadows of her mother.
And yet, living up to her mother’s name was the easiest part. Ruby recalls the moment in which she came out and the nervousness she was feeling in response to how her parents, in particular her mother, may react to her disclosure.
In an interview with People magazine, Ruby said: “The sheer fact of telling them something about me they didn’t know. It was intimidating — but I wasn’t worried.
“They had been so accepting of me my entire life. I called her immediately. Needless to say, there were some tears involved.”
The news was surprising to Jamie, but it is something that she has taken in her stride. By virtue of the fact that Jamie is an actress, she has come across others who have come out as transgender.
Therefore, it was nothing unusual for Jamie. Nevertheless, she did have to get to terms with how she should address Ruby. She stated: “It’s speaking a new language.
“It’s learning new terminology and words. I am new at it. I am not someone who is pretending to know much about it.”
But looking back, Ruby knew that as a teenager she was different. And through this period, she began to have an identity crisis over how she viewed herself.
This pressure from society and social norms prevented her from coming out earlier than she would have liked to do. Ruby added: “When I was about 16, a friend of mine who is trans asked me what my gender was.
“I knew I was — maybe not Ruby per se, but I knew I was different.” Ruby’s story, much like many others, shows that there is a huge deal of pressure involved in coming to terms with one’s self. Luckily for Ruby, her mother was by her side.
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