Filipino broadway star Lea Salonga shares her experience as a mother and an ally to her trans son Nic Chien.
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00:00Filipino Broadway star Lea Salonga shares her experience as a mother and an ally to her trans son, Nick Chen.
00:07In an interview with People Magazine, Salonga opens up about her view on her son's transition.
00:12Nick, assigned female at birth, begins taking testosterone after coming out as a transmasculine at 14.
00:19She says, quote,
00:20I want my child to feel safe and strong and ready to conquer the world on their own terms.
00:25On the cover of People Magazine, Salonga stands proudly behind Nick.
00:29She says, quote,
00:30I've learned how to raise a child who is their own being.
00:33The 18-year-old also talks about his ongoing journey,
00:36saying that he was still figuring it out and that the process took, quote,
00:40a lot of crying.
00:41He adds that he had many conversations with his parents,
00:44who were always very accepting, so he never felt afraid to open up.
00:48The mother-son duo will star in the Into the Woods production in the Philippines this August,
00:52with Salonga returning to her role as the witch.