Laverne Cox Gets Emotional Meeting Alabama Transgender Teen & Supportive Dad
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- Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2023
- Laverne Cox and Kelly meet Jeff and his daughter Harleigh, a transgender teen from Alabama who is making an impact in her community and in Washington D.C. with transgender rights advocacy. Laverne gets emotional hearing Harleigh's journey and shares how proud she is seeing young people thrive and be themselves.
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As a parent to a trans son I can't love this enough. He really became himself and his whole spirit lit up after he came out and showed us his true self
@@kennylignon7908 You really thought you were doing something here 😂
I am giving @kennylignon7908 the benefit of the doubt that he may have thought I was referring to the beautiful young woman on the show but I was actually referring to my son using he. At least I really hope that's what he meant because of that was directed at my son he can go fuck right off
This person is referencing her own son. Not the young lady in the show.
I watched it live and watching it again today since it was SO POWERFUL!!!
Kelly you are amazing for highlighting trans issues and overall supporting LGBTQIA+ community. What an icon you are!
😂😂😂 ye cos they hardly get any exposure
This father is the epitome of what I strive to be when I become a parent one day. This is an example of TRUE unconditional love and support ❤
So you also want to sterilize your child?
....and trans or not, your child will know how lucky they are to have that love. That cannot be overstated.
I am from Alabama myself and am so proud to say that this young lady is a part of my state! So brave and strong. Love that her family is so supportive as well. Keep up the awesome work you and your family are doing so others will know they can stand proud as well. ❤
Kelly you are awesome for using your platform and risking backlash to uplift these beautiful humans who, like Laverne Cox said, deserve to shine!
Harleigh is an amazing and confident young woman at only 16. She's going to change the world. I love that her father and mother were so supportive.
That father sets a beautiful example of how every parent with a queer/transgender child should be. Support from home is vital in coming out, finding your place, getting to know yourself and in order to thrive and know that you'll always have your family's back no matter what. Harleigh has a bright future ahead of her! 👏👏
Icon behavior: opening your platform to advocate over something so important on our community, means so much, kuddos to Kelly, that was AWESOME 🏳️🌈🖤
I fricken love lavern cox. I happen to have a transgender son but i would adore her no matter what. She was amazing on the series orange is the new black. Thank you kelly for supporting ALL
Thanks to Kelly an the whole KCSNY for this. It is as brave as it is beautiful to use your voice, your plataform to support those oppressed by prejudice.
This warms my heart a little and make me so happy for being BLASTING Chemestry nonstop lately. Couldn't be more proud of being a fan.
I wish so much love, joy and strenght to this young girl and her family. SUPPORT THE TRANS COMUNITY AND YOUR TRANS FOLKS!!!
This had me goosebumped and teared up. What a beautiful family and what a beautiful powerful young lady. ❤❤❤
I noticed a lot of negative comments & I think we all need to just let people be who they are/ who they want to be. I don’t know how someone thinks or feels & neither do you. It’s really not our place or business to weigh in on the lives of people that we don’t even know. Just because it’s not something you understand or that you would do, doesn’t mean it may not be the right thing for someone else. Show more kindness & acceptance rather than judgement.
This makes me cry. Just wonderful.
This is the 2nd time this week that I’ve been crying over the stories on your show, Kelly. First was the Crime Junkie story by Ashley Flowers. This is the kind of stories we need to hear and your platform has been genuine & generous enough to give representation to many of the unheard & unseen individuals. If Kelly’s music cover a plethora of genre, Kelly’s show covers the beauty in humanity. My hat is off to everyone on The Kelly Clarkson Show from the host, the production team and staff, the management, and the guests who come to your show. P.S. I’m still crying whilst blowing my nose as I type this. I love you all! ❤️🦋
I suspect we will be seeing a lot of this young lady in the future. I hope you have a long and successful career in politics! Sending lots of love your way!
Wow this is so powerful, thanks Kelly and team.
Thank you Kelly for showcasing a beautiful family. And also defying your conservative state with acceptance and love.
"Acceptance and love". Disgusting groomer.
Father of the year
As a gay man, I never thought that at in my 30s, this conversation would be on TV. We are SO lucky to have this on our screens.
Transgenderism is just another version of homophobia and the ultimate form of anti-gay conversion therapy
Why r we lucky??
@@mrme2653 Because many people still need to be exposed to these subject matters through conversation and shared stories. I’m 40. I came out at 19. 2002. There was literally no social media, ppl were not coming out left and right like they are now, there was virtually no lgbtq+ visibility. These conversations were not being had on tv. There wasn’t a plethora of tv shows and movies being released or streaming everywhere. I felt largely invisible. I would have loved to be able to turn on the tv and see anyone talking about a shared experience or struggle or feel hope and encouragement from someone else’s story.
Either you’re not lgbtq+ or you are and your question is based on the privilege you have of being born into a time of more inclusivity, normalization, acceptance and visibility.
@@RichardKhalil I don't need to know about ur lifestyle!!!
Excuse me, but this implied that effeminate boys who like effeminate behaviors, like enjoying painting one's nails, equals being a girl. How is that helpful to the gay community in any way!?!? This segment, with such an incredibly shallow conversation, was toxic and destructive to gay boys everywhere. Gay people should be outraged.
This has so so much positive in this video. This father is a blessing to his child. I see a young woman who knows who she is, where she is going and is happy on that journey. THAT is all that the God that I pray to wants. Anything else is human ignorance .
Kelly Clarkson freaking rocks!
What a beautiful young girl god bless her and her father.Forever🙏🙏🏳🌈💜❤💝💞💖
This is so beautiful! I'm a trans person from Alabama as well and hate to see what the legislators are doing to the LGBTQIA+ community in this state. But seeing young, passionate folks like Harleigh and her supportive dad gives me hope!
We need her voice in Alabama! She's the star of Auburn high's debate team. She's gonna end up in law school and drag Alabama into the 21st century, hopefully!
Thank you for using your platform to elevate someone in such a loving and supportive way. As a parent I really appreciate this. More than I could ever really articulate. ❤️❤️❤️
It’s good that her father is supports her and as an Alabama citizen they really don’t want nothing here or nothing that they consider different they are literally stuck in time here. More people should be more like her dad.
I live in TN & it’s the same way here. It’s a shame! So glad she has a wonderful father!
What a great dad he is for loving his daughter unconditionally and accepting for who she is. He is a wonderful example of how all parents should love their trans children and accept them for who they are. Laverne Cox is an absolute legend.
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️❤ 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️!
Harleigh will end up being a force in politics!
That Father knows how to be a Father. Beautiful story.
Thank you, Kelly, for supporting #PFLAG and the #transgender #LGBTQ community.
MAKE SURE YOU VOTE FOR POLITICIANS WHO SUPPORT HAVING ACCESS NATIONWIDE TO TRANSGENDER CARE. PERIOD.
What happens in transgender care?
@@AlexJaneson It's a medical issue, so there are different medical protocols. Varies from individual to individual.
We love laverne cox
Thank you Kelly for coming this topic.
I just love Laverne Cox. Great conversation.
This was just beautiful, thanks Kelly
I wish i was this well spoken at 49. She’s only 16!
See, this is what access to emotional support early in life will do, you thrive.
@@SwamehExactly! These comments are really horrible about how she’s a boy and she’s been mutilated or whatever. People are such clowns i swear! ( coming from another transgender girl )
You should find the video of her testifying in the Senate. Wow! She's incredible!
Jeff's a stand up guy. Laverne and Harleigh are major credits to Alabama.
The important lesson to take away for parents, siblings, friends, classmates, colleagues, neighbours, policy makers etc.: Always let love and kindness guide one in everything one does and decides to do, especially when one is confronted with subjects and issues that one is not familiar with (or even afraid of)......
Great father 👏
Just let your kids be them. Support them. Love on them. Support whatever they’re passionate about even if you don’t agree with it. Because it’s not your life. It’s theirs. You mother/father the inner child that wasn’t mothered/fathered the way you needed to be mothered/fathered when you mother/father them.
I agree, this boy should’ve been left alone and not sterilized just for being feminine.
@@AlexJaneson I wish my parents let me be myself when I was her age. This father is amazing.
"How can people look at this young person and deny their humanity?" Amen. And when we need to hold a parent up as an example simply for loving their child unconditionally, there's something wrong with the rest of us.
Love Kelly more for showcasing this issue!
Only miserable because society makes them that way... Not because they're are.
Society has never mentioned trans at all until the activists started up a few years ago. 10 year olds don`t know enough about society to know or care about `anti-trans` attitudes that didn`t exist until the activists started attacking people who disagreed with their nonsense. Anyway, it`s done, the boy now looks like a girl, whatever. I suppose it`s surgery next...
she's quite mature for her age maturity depends on how you were raised family has everything to do with that💌
Harleigh is beautiful, fully feminine and as graceful as a swan. Thank you, Kelly Clarkson for doing this show.
And so we'll spoken! I was a bumbling shy teenager! 😂
@@elizabethzepeda2122 Right? I still hide from people and cameras as an adult.
So men can’t be feminine?
@@AlexJaneson Nowhere did they say that. There’s no need to put words in other people’s mouths.
@@lexi219 That's the implication tho
Thank you Kelly for putting the spotlight on Trans kids. We need less bigoty and more maturity, understanding, and love for one another!
This is so beautiful. Thank you for showcasing this .
Damnit.. here I am crying over strangers on the internet again..
I love you doing this show. Bless you all.
Ugh Kelly why do you keep doing things to make me respect you and love you even more 😂
i cried watching this 🥲
Love & support
Will someone get her a tissue please! She is such a positive iconic role model and so graceful!
💞💕💞
Loving the 1980s Boss Bitch striped blazer that she's wearing!
Wow I love this my Trans sister this is epic...
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Just, this is everything 💞💖
Hey Kelly, Crew, teen kid, and great Alabama dad. Wow! Interesting.
Takes alot of courage to come forth and tell ones story. Its and honor to. This child has along way to go and because of people before laverne and my time. The old timers, and i will be an elder next year. Because of oldtimers and my generation to my 34 year old daughter. Science has come along way. Bless the future of trans babies, rainbow babies.
This is a great parent, taking care of their child. Yeah for PFLAG! The thing is this parent said, "All trans people are miserable" it isnt necassary to repeat negativity.
In my early 20's, i watched a vhs tape on transgender in the south. This white old woman missing teeth, looking scrappy and miserable. Back then wasnt anything in rurall areas and different times. Especially stsying ignorant. Back then you had to have a parent go with you.
This sentence is insenstive remark being repeated. I.lived in a conservative area in the 70's. I csn relate i didnt want to look like that white old woman looking like a man or a hooker. That was it and niptuck tv series. I have so much to say here and many different angles and perspectives.
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This is a month ago. Where`s Hayleigh now?
Why ? I’m sure the same as she was a few months ago
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I did some reading about SB 184. It's not anti trans it's anti trans for youth. I'm still not sure why simply asking a child to wait till a legal age to make life CHANGING decision is a problem? They can live their life as they wish but just no internal changes until 18. The same age independence can begin. Regarding bathroom usage that should be left up to those students attending each school to decide what they are comfortable with. What's the problem with doing some basic remodeling at school to provide space for trans in bathroom n locker room? Acceptance comes in different forms but acceptance also means compromise from all sides.
Anti-trans for youth IS anti-trans.
One of the main problems is puberty. By the time kids are 18 some of the have gone through irreversible physical changes that can be traumatic as they do not match their gender identity. Puberty blockers put a pause on these changes so when the kids are old enough to make that decision themselves they can more easily transition.
I’m transgender and i’m 23 now, if i could’ve done puberty blockers and not had to go through male puberty it would’ve saved me from all the mental health issues I’ve gone through and the depression and suicidal tendencies of wanting to end my life. Which I tried to do many times until I was 19 and finally was able to start hormone treatments and get the help that I wish I had back when i was a child. It’s not about hurting children, YALL ARE USING THAT SH** AS AN EXCUSE TO PREVENT TRANS PEOPLE FROM LIVING THEIR TRUTH. If it was your kid you wouldn’t be saying that or maybe you would?? 🤔 And when your child takes their own life you’ll regret your decisions and opinions on the matter.
More emotional blackmail. Most parents do not want the trans ideology or puberty blockers anywhere near their children. Their children, their choice.@@chuhchuhchia
Youth is when you need to use puberty blockers. It just puts things on hold while you get yourself sorted out. It causes nothing permanent. It should be up to parents (conservatives LOVE "parents' rights" except when it comes to health care like a puberty blocker) and their kid. If you're not trans, why do you even care? Are you out there commenting about cancer treatment protocols? Just MYOB. Have an opinion, sure, but don't make laws that make others abide by your beliefs. Live and let others live.
PLEASE READ It's come to the point that I dread looking through the comments on most trans-related topics/videos today. How we as a society have devolved into hatred and bigotry just the last few years because a sizable chunk of America needed confirmation that there's a community to spread that hatred within is simply baffling. We were supposed to grow with the knowledge we gain meeting each other and bridge the gap between all of our differences with love or at least humanity. THAT's what would make America great again, so why are we more divided than we've ever been? What is so difficult for so many to get past? How can we all look at the same image and see something so vastly different that it would either make us bawl our eyes out while others stand and cheer? That's not freedom or the values we've always held such an allegiance to. That's an exclusive party with a red velvet rope in which the people sipping champagne inside wouldn't be caught dead giving those outside even a sideways glance. Is this really what we want out of our future?
If you were at all moved by this clip, please know that these people's futures are truly at risk in the next presidential election. We desperately need those who might not be as strongly affected in such a personal way to understand what's at stake for others. More than one politican has made a promise to enact sweeping laws that will deny transgender people their rights to privacy by forcing them to register their legal identification with their biological sex rather than their identity. Trans children will be affected far worse as they will likely lose the vital medical care for a gender dysphoria diagnosis. We're not advocating the butchery of children - these guidelines and treatments have long been deemed _medically necessary_ by the AMA. Take these away and we will likely have another rash of children that decide this life is too difficult for them to make it to adulthood. Please, I urge you: familiarize yourselves with the situation and make an informed vote in 2024.
I identified as a attack 🚁
Do you enjoy the screenshots researching helps ❤❤ 🌞🌄
Crying
I don’t care what anyone says, but this is clearly a girl. Some people just need to get over themselves, and their irrelevant feelings. On another note. Sure you like Taylor swift, but you’re sitting next to Kelly freakin clarkson!!! The vocal queen, and she doesn’t seem to care. Pains me inside.
Taylor and Kelly are different artists that blew up in different times. No need to make a thing out of it.
This is actually clearly not a girl
@@Bloooo95it wasn’t supposed to be taken so seriously.
@@AlexJanesonfeel better?
@@AlexJanesonfemale brain in the wrong body. I think the brain defines you more than anything.
Transgender education needs to be a mandated learning experience for landlords. Most landlords need to be able to understand the complexities and the safe communities that make up the trans community. Landlords are busy, I get that but a vast majority of people live in rental housing in the USA and need to be formally aware of this for the sake of not discriminating against a tenant and or tenant's kid. Just like with any other educational platform, there are some things you can do to be supportive. States that have passed laws that give evictions an easy way out for tenants with no cause to list are some of the most discriminated states against transgender people that I have ever witnessed. It happened to me. It can happen to anyone. Especially in the state of Iowa.
I disagree with medical intervention for minor regarding body transformation. However, I understand that the show is all about inclusivity. I hope she won't regret her decision later, because it'll be permanent.
people can and have had detransitions, though the people who regret it 1% and even then it's because of stigma and lack of a support system. She seems happy and has plenty of support so it was the right thing to do.
@@LoneStreet that 1% figure is a lie
@@AlexJanesongender affirming surgeries have an incredibly high satisfaction rate. If it's not 1%, then what figure do you have and where did you get that information?
@@louisadway1856Don’t mind Mr Jameson he’s just a poor excuse of a man trolling videos like this to run his mouth in the comments. I’d love to see what he looks like behind his computer 🤣
That's fine. No kids get surgery for gender dysphoria, so put your mind at ease. Most trans kids don't even get hormones; they're more likely to get puberty blockers (used safely for decades for lots of things) which make no permanent changes.
Laverne, I am crying, too. What a shallow representation of the trans experience.
How can you be trans and don’t know what trans is at the time ? Did I miss this story ?
She was in grade school. It appears she just didn’t know the word “trans”, but was aware of how she felt.
Very few people are denying that boy is human. Seriously. That is not the debate.
Exactly, we just don’t want him to be sterilized and castrated. In 10 years, I have a feeling that a lot of people are gonna have to come to terms with the fact that they promoted the sterilization of minors.
@@AlexJanesonAll of which is not legal at specific ages. I was going to call you wrong, but your replies in this comment section lead me to believe your just stupid.
@@AlexJanesonSTERILIZED? You SOUND STUPID! The definition of sterilization is to clean something, you’re not even using the right terminology to sprout your hate✋🏽
Laverne is beautiful and he represents the trans community very well.
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I am disappointed in Kelly.
This is weird
We need to see receipts on this. Was Hayleigh diagnosed with gender dysphoria? I don`t think she`s `trans`. Just was a boy who did a few so-called stereotypically `girly` things. But never expressed HATRED of being boy. A real parent would have just let him develop in whatever made him happy, not this clinical answer to a problem that didn`t exist.
More like you are scared of things you never knew about.
How did he jump from liking painted nails to deciding he was a girl? This story missed essential details. Kelly did not ask any useful questions. Wasted opportunity.
She has to obey the narrative unfortunately
Did you miss the part where the family went to UAB to consult doctors? Besides, it's not really any of your business.
@@liash1015 He decided to make his story public...he is advocating for societal change....those were his choices....he wants this to be my business...
@lisbethash1015 Does he live in a state where sex-affirming psychotherapy is illegal? Were his doctors cult members?
@@liash1015 Is sex-affirming psychotherapy illegal in his state?
So his gender nonconforming son went to a gender clinic and the clinic personnel told the father his gender nonconforming son was actually a girl. The story didn't make sense. The story missed a lot of very important details.
Every “trans kid” story is like this. They never make any sense and are just based on regressive stereotypes. This boy has been sterilized and will likely be castrated just because he’s gender-nonconforming, and that’s horrific.
Beyond the rules of what the Bible says and how they interpret it, that our Lord Jesus Christ will not take them into account, the only one who knows that is only him and our father Jehovah, because they are also human beings who deserve respect and to be taken into account. Each little head is a world and that is respectable for its sexual condition. IMHO!
He didnt share his story. He didnt explain his journey at all. He didnt say anything useful to help anyone understand his story. All I learned is that he was a boy who wanted to paint his nails. Such a wasted opportunity. Do better Kelly.
GROW UP!!
@@AquaFonic I offered a mature comment.
She
@@benjaminfranklin8412Mature? You deliberately misgendered her.
@@bobbybubby7977 How is accurately using he immature?
So this minor (likely just an effeminate gay male) has been sterilized and will likely be castrated within the next few years, and we as a society are celebrating it. It's absolutely disgusting, and in 10 years, a lot of people are gonna have a lot to answer for regarding why they promoted this.
Please step outside your cave.
touch some grass and read some books.
@@Bloooo95 Great comeback. Really informative!
@@LoneStreet Like what? I am Jazz?
Sounds like your name might show on a predator list so you better be careful going thru certain towns in different states and not telling you what states and towns.When you play games that attack people you win prizes that are just step in the right direction that you will get more down the road and your life will be miserable . You never know who you bump into on the internet. Another friend is working on getting you flagged when traveling in a couple places.