But when I replayed Ruby’s life, I went, ‘Hmm, that, that, those, hmm,” she explained. “When you ask, ‘Did you have an inkling that Ruby was trans?’ I would say no. While Jamie Lee didn’t “know” that Ruby was transgender before she came out, the actress says that now, upon reflection, it all makes sense.

And they said, ‘I love you for who you are’,” she said. “Seven years later.I told the person who is now my fiancé that I am probably trans. It was sharing her truth with her fiance that helped Ruby take that step. While she now thinks she probably should have come out as trans at that point, a negative experience she had in therapy held her back from fully embracing her identity. I knew I was - maybe not Ruby per se, but I knew I was different,” she shared.

I told them, ‘Well, I’m male.’ After, I’d dwell on the thought. “When I was about 16, a friend of mine who is trans asked me what my gender was. Ruby recalled the first time she began questioning her gender. You still mess up, I’ve messed up today twice. You become a little more mindful about what you’re saying. I would like to try to avoid making big mistakes,” she said. And I’m going to blow it, I’m going to make mistakes. I am not someone who is pretending to know much about it. “It’s learning new terminology and words. It’s been a real learning experience for Curtis, who’s embraced the process but accepts that she won’t always do everything perfectly. Needless to say, there were some tears involved,” Curtis recalled. Rather than do it face to face, Ruby opted to leave and text her mother instead. They had been so accepting of me my entire life.” “It was intimidating - but I wasn’t worried. “It was scary - just the sheer fact of telling them something about me they didn’t know,” she shared. Sitting down with People, Ruby recalled the day she came out to her parents about her gender identity. Now, the two of them are speaking out about Ruby’s journey in hopes her story will resonate with others, whether they’re trans themselves or have family members who are. Jamie Lee Curtis doesn’t just slay at the box office she’s also killing the game at home as a loving, supportive parent.īack in July, Curtis - with her daughter Ruby’s permission - shared the news that her youngest child had come out as transgender.

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