Cougar Town and Dawson Creek actress Busy Philipps revealed on her podcast that her eldest child Birdie Leigh is gay and had asked the family to use they/them pronouns.The 41-year-old American actress is married to screenwriter Marc Silverstein and the couple have two children.
Philipps hosts a podcast Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best and spoke about her oldest child in the episode broadcast on December 31, 2020.Philipps’ co-hosts on the podcast writers Shantira Jackson and Cassie St.Ong were discussing the fact that gender was a construct.
The actress mentioned an “intense” moment that she had with her child. “I love that kid and this has been a fucking wild year and I feel like I finally just really understand a lot of bigger things.