A post shared by Jamie Lee Curtis (@curtisleejamie) Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has marked the 26th birthday of her daughter, Ruby, by posting a message to Instagram about the wave of anti-trans legislation currently being debated in states across the US.Ruby told her parents she was transitioning in 2020.Last summer, Curtis revealed to the world that her daughter is trans with an interview in AARP magazine.
Curtis said she and her husband, the comic actor Christopher Guest, “have watched in wonder and pride as our son became our daughter Ruby.” Curtis and Guest have been married since 1984.Related: President Biden vows to help trans people reach their “God-given potential”In her birthday message, Curtis said, “Today is the birthday of my trans daughter.
I am proud and grateful to be the parent of a trans child and am sending support to all of the trans families across the US who are being targeted in this moment by conservative legislatures.“This country was founded on freedom.
A profoundly simple idea that everyone living here should be free to dream and achieve what they want freely. OUR declaration of independence promises that we are endowed with certain unalienable rights including Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…..AND that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to defy it to ensure Safety and Happiness.