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Heather Dubrow celebrated International Son’s Day Saturday with a sweet and supportive message to her youngest child, whom she announced had come out as transgender and goes by the name Ace.
‘It’s International sons day!’ the downsizing Real Housewives of Orange County star, 54, wrote. ‘We love you, our youngest son, Ace ❤️’
In marking the occasion, the actress posted a photo of the boy’s chosen name written in the sand at the beach.
‘Our job as parents is to give our kids a safe and supportive environment so they can grow up as healthy, happy, confident, independent humans,’ she continued.
Sharing his story: Heather Dubrow, 54, marked International Son’s Day by sharing that her youngest child, 12, has come out as transgender; seen in October 2022 in NYC
New name: ‘We love you, our youngest son, Ace ❤️’ she wrote, sharing a photo of the boy’s name written in the sand on Instagram Saturday
Heather then wrote about how she felt it was important to let Ace make his own way in finding out who he is.
‘Since Ace is a 12 year old child, with a long life ahead of him — we will let him tell his own story someday if he chooses to do so. All we can say is Ace, we love you so much and we are proud to be your parents. Your brother and sisters love and support you too ❤️’
The revelation got lots of positive comments from Heather’s fans.
‘Every child should be able to experience the love and support you and your family are modeling as parents of LGBT children❤️❤️❤️.’
Another made reference to laws in other states banning gender affirming healthcare, writing, ‘Love and acceptance. Thank Gd you live in a state that allows Ace to receive whatever support he needs.’
A study released by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law in March 2022 indicated 300,000 American youths between the ages of 13 and 17 identified as transgender.
At least 53,800 were at risk of losing the healthcare they need to transition due to those laws, NPR reported.
A poll by the Trevor Institute found that more than half of transgender and non-binary children ‘seriously considered’ suicide in the past year.
Job: ‘Our job as parents is to give our kids a safe and supportive environment so they can grow up as healthy, happy, confident, independent humans,’ she wrote in the message; seen here with Ace, Max, 19, husband Terry, 64, Kat, 16 and Nick, 19
Own story: In her heartfelt message, Heather wrote that ‘Since Ace is a 12 year old child, with a long life ahead of him — we will let him tell his own story someday if he chooses to do so’
The mom of four shares Ace, along with twins Nick and Max, 19, and Kat, 16, with her husband, Terry, 64.
The reality star also posted a photo of herself with son Nick in her Instagram stories, wishing him a happy International Son’s Day as well.
In a February 2022 interview with People, Heather and Terry, a plastic surgeon who stars on the show Botched, seemed to hint that Ace might be working toward coming out.
‘Everyone always looked at [Ace] because [Ace] dresses ‘like a boy’, which, I hate those kinds of labels. It’s clothing. Clothing should just be clothing at this point,’ she said.
Terry added, ‘[Ace] is going through a lot of self-exploration right now.’
Family photos from the Christmas holiday season show Ace presenting as a boy and wearing gender-neutral clothes.
Another posted in September show him wearing a shirt, tie and trousers.
The Dubrow’s oldest daughter, Max, has previously come out as bisexual, and their younger daughter Kat has come out as a lesbian.
Support: Heather’s post received lots of support from her fans. ‘Every child should be able to experience the love and support you and your family are modeling as parents of LGBT children❤️❤️❤️’ wrote one follower
Oldest: Heather also wished her oldest son, Nick, a happy International Son’s Day in her Instagram Stories
Message: Heather and Terry said a desire to share their family’s story, and to help other families going through something similar was a key factor in deciding to return to RHOC for another season
Speaking to the outlet in 2022, the Bravo star said, ‘We’ve got four kids, they are different genders, different sexualities, and all at interesting places in their lives, figuring out who they are and where they belong as humans.’
Heather and Terry said a desire to share their family’s story, and to help other families going through something similar was a key factor in deciding to return to RHOC for another season.
‘I felt like our purpose is to keep those conversations going in other families,’ explained Heather.
Terry agreed, adding, ‘Coming out with your sexuality is something that broadly affects a lot of different people. We just want people to realize it should be part of normal conversations.’
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