Marlon Wayans defied haters by posting Pride pics honoring his trans son

Actor, comedian, and dad Marlon Wayans had an eventful Father’s Day weekend after he posted a Pride tribute mentioning his queer child and featuring a pic from a rainbow-themed photo shoot with photographer Parrish Lewis.

“Happy PRIDE to all my LGBTQ+ peoples,” Wayans captioned the first in a series of posts. “P.S.,” he added, “I’m STRAIGHT… well, according to my child CISGENDER male. I just love and support my peoples.”

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“I think there’s a lot of parents out there that need to have that message.”

The pic depicted the LGBTQ+ ally, 52 — who counts a trans son among his three kids — draped in a rainbow flag and wearing a pair of covetable silver sneaks with blown-up silver laces.

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Praise poured in for Wayans, who boasts nearly 7 million followers on Instagram.

“As someone who’s a part of the community and has worked with you closely,” out rapper and YouTuber Todrick Hall replied, “I just want to say thank you for advocating for the community before and after you knew your child was a part of it! We need more black fathers like you! Proud of you for posting this with your chest. Love ya and happy pride