Andrea Kelly Publicly States Her Support For 14 Years Old Transgender Son

Andrea Kelly’s youngest child with ex, R. Kelly, recently came out of the closet with his transition from female to male.

The 14 year old's decision to go public with the story sparked so many debates online, especially after father R. Kelly said he didn't want an interviewer addressing his daughter as a son [read here].

Jay's mother, Andrea Kelly has been supportive all along according to Jay, and now she is speaking out and reiterating that support, even though she admits it's still a learning process for her on how to treat her child as a son now, and not a daughter.

Andrea also says in the new interview with VH1 that parents are wrong for not supporting their transitioning children. Check out some excerpts from the interview below;

R Kelly Says of Jaya Kelly "Don't Call Her My Son" - 14 Year Old Daughter is Transitioning to Male

R Kelly youngest daughter with ex-wife, Andrea Kelly, came out as Tranguy [female to male] at the beginning of the month. The 14 year old Jaya Kelly now goes by the name Jay and revealed that he has identified as male since he was 7 years old.

In an AMA on AskFm, Jay admitted that her father has only just found out about the transition and has not spoken to her since. However, his mother, Drea Kelly and sister have known for a while and are very supportive [read here].

R Kelly has finally addressed the issue of his daughter, Jaya's transition to male when during an interview this week, he was asked about it. R.Kelly immediately told the reporter not to refer to Jaya as his son.

Jay Kelly Speaks on Being a Teenage Transgender, Says Dad R Kelly Has Not Spoken to Him Since

You've seen his announcement and photos [here], now Jay Kelly, formerly known as Jaya and youngest child of R. Kelly and ex-wife Andrea Kelly, is speaking about his road to becoming transgender at the young age of just fourteen. Jay says his dad has not spoken to him since his decision to be a boy, but his mother - she stars in reality series 'Hollywood Exes - is proud of him and even shares their pictures online.

Answering questions on his Ask.fm profile..he said;

My mom was like,"Baby, you know I love you if you were bi, gay, lesbian, you name it and I would still love you so much..She was very proud of me, I was like, "Thank you mom for accepting the fact that I'm a transgender."

And same with my sister, she told me that she was proud of me, and respects me by calling me handsome and calling me her little brother now, and I love her for that, so you know it was great for me.' I absolutely love my mother... and yea my dad has not reached out.