MArlon Wayans shared photos from a Pride-themed photo shoot on Friday to show support for his transgender son and the LGBTQ+ community, declaring that “love and laughter will always drown out hate” while rejecting hateful comments.
The comedian and actor said in an Instagram post that he conducted the photo shoot with photographer Parrish Lewis. He posted four photos. In the first two, Wayans is seen posing with the LGBTQ+ flag, and in the second two, he can be seen posing with a rainbow face mask.
“Happy PRIDE to all my LGBTQ+ people,” Wayans captioned the post. first post which featured the actor with the flag. “PS, I’m STRAIGHT… well, according to my CISGENDER, male son. I just love and support my people.”
Wayans was vocal in the past about supporting his son, who is transgender. Wayans said in an interview with the radio program The Breakfast Club In November, while his son was transitioning, he himself went through a “transition as a parent, moving from ignorance and denial to complete, unconditional love and acceptance.”
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While many Instagram users commented on Wayans’ posts, thanking and praising him for showing support for the LGBTQ+ community, some left hateful and homophobic comments. These comments prompted Wayans to post more photos from the photo shoot and mock some of the hateful comments.
“Yes, and just for the HATE Mongers… I’m posting ANOTHER one,” Wayans captioned his post. second post, who represented him with the flag, a black hat with a rainbow stripe and plastic balls in rainbow colors. “As a parent of a child from the LGBTQ+ community, I show my support. Zero fucks what people think. If I lost you… GOOD! Your hateful ass never loved me in the first place. How can you love someone when you are too busy judging.”
“You are crazy?!” he said in the caption of his third post, in which he posed with a rainbow mask on half of his face and pins on his shirt that said “Love wins” and “100% pride, 0% shame”. “I could do this ALL DAY… but instead I think I’ll do this ALL MONTH. HAPPY PRIDE. Love and laughter will always drown out hate.”
Wayans posted a fourth photoin which he posed again with a rainbow mask on half of his face and pins expressing support for the LGBTQ+ community.
“The fact that people are so homophobic causes repressed feelings/desires,” Wayans said in the caption of his fourth post. “Dude, don’t live like that. Come outside. Be you. That’s what PRIDE is all about…acceptance.”
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