Jamie Lee Curtis on learning how to support her trans daughter: "I'm a grateful student" - Salon

"Halloween Kills" star Jamie Lee Curtis and Ruby, her recently out trans daughter, gave their first joint interview together in People magazine this week — and it's sparking important conversation about how age isn't an excuse for not educating ourselves about gender and identity.

In the interview, Ruby, who remains a private person despite her famous parents, recounted initially struggling to come out to her parents last year.

"It was scary — just the sheer fact of telling them something about me they didn't know," Ruby told People.

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Since Ruby came out as trans last year, Jamie Lee says she's worked to learn as much as she can about how to support Ruby, and how to speak about gender and identity in affirming ways.