A-Listers Who Are Raising Their Kids Beyond Gender Norms
In recent years, more celebrity parents have been opening up about raising their children without strict gender stereotypes, encouraging individuality over labels and expectations. In a 2018 Vogue interview, Beyoncé shared that she teaches her daughters to see themselves as leaders, saying they are “CEOs, as bosses, and that they know they can write the script for their own lives—that they can speak their minds and they have no ceiling. They don’t have to be a certain type or fit into a specific category.” She also emphasized raising her son to be both strong and sensitive, while allowing her children to love who they want to love and define themselves on their own terms. Megan Fox has also embraced gender-inclusive parenting with her three sons. She has supported her children’s self-expression from an early age, including one of her sons wearing dresses at just two years old. In an interview with Glamour, Fox explained that she introduced books featuring transgender children and stories about boys wearing dresses, helping normalize different forms of identity and expression at home. Pink has also described her household as “label-less,” telling People magazine in 2018 that she avoids placing identity labels on her family altogether. Instead, she focuses on raising her children to feel free from societal expectations tied to gender roles. And then there’s Angelina Jolie, who has long been known for supporting her daughter Shiloh’s evolving self-expression, including her choice of short hairstyles and clothing styles that made her feel comfortable. At a young age, Shiloh also briefly chose to be called by a new name, John, and began dressing in suits and slacks, all while Jolie continued to support her individuality.
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