Jay Kelly Singer R Kelly’s 14-year-old child has told the world, via social media, that he is FtM, and says while the rest of his family has been supportive, his famous father hasn’t been in touch. Jay has told his fans who he is on his Ask.fm profile "I believe I am a boy and want surgery, and the medication to help me who I was supposed to be." He says his mum Andrea Kelly is supportive. "My mom was like, 'Baby, you know I love you if you were bi, gay, lesbian, you name it and I would still love you so much'," the teenager says. "She was very proud of me, I was like, 'Thank you mom for accepting the fact that I'm transgender'." Jay says his sister has also told him she is proud, “and respects me by calling me handsome and calling me her little brother now, and I love her for that, so you know it was great for me." However he says his father, who split from Jay’s mum in 2009, “has not reached out." Jay says he knew he was transgender at a very young age. "I would look up like boy changes to girl, and girl changes to boy, and I'm like wow, there’s people who feel EXACTLY the way I feel and then I knew like that’s what transgender is."
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First published: Thursday, 12th June 2014 - 9:11am