R. Kelly's 14-year-old Jaya comes out as transgender and reveals the singer hasn't spoken to him since he announced he's a boy

• Jay Kelly, who was born biologically female and named Jaya, announced that he is transgender on social media sites
• He said he has known since he was '6 or 7' that he was a boy
• His mother, Andrea Kelly from 'Hollywood Exes', has known for about a year and has been supportive, he said
• But he has not spoken to his singer father about the revelations
  

By Lydia Warren

Published: 09:53 EST, 11 June 2014 | Updated: 12:27 EST, 11 June 2014

R. Kelly's 14-year-old child, Jaya, has come out as transgender and changed his name to 'Jay'.

The brave teen made the announcement on his social media pages over the weekend and also revealed that his singer dad has yet to speak to him since the revelation.

Responding to questions on his Ask.fm profile, Jay explained that although he was born biologically female, he has identified as a male since he was '6 or 7' and that his mother has known for a year.

His mom Andrea Kelly, the singer's ex-wife and star of reality series 'Hollywood Exes', has been supportive of his transition and has proudly shared pictures of them together online.

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Proud: Jay Kelly, whose father is singer R. Kelly, has revealed that he is female-to-male transgender and living as a boy. He said that he is not close to his father and they have not spoken about his announcement

'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",' he wrote.

'She was very proud of me, I was like, "Thank you mom for accepting the fact that I'm a transgender".'

'And same with my sister, she told me that she was proud of me, 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.'

He added that he is eager to undergo the gender realignment operations but that he knows he'll have to wait for several years.

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Support: His mom, Andrea Kelly, who stars on 'Hollywood Exes', has been supportive of his announcement

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Loved: Jay, right, said that his older sister Joann, left, has also told him that she is proud of him

'I believe I am a boy and want surgery, and the medication to help me (be) who I was supposed to be,' he wrote.

From a very young age he knew he did not want to be a girl, wear dresses, grow his hair long or have breasts or female sexual organs, he explained on Ask.fm.

Aged 11, 'I would look up like boy changes to girl, and girl changes to boy, and im like wow, theres people who feel EXACTLY the way i feel and then i knew like thats what transgender is,' he wrote.

He added that he was about six when he knew he was attracted to girls - but he has no plans to date any just yet, adding: 'I've got a lot on my plate right now.'

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Silence: R. Kelly, who divorced Jay's mother in 2009, has not spoken to him about his announcement

His father has yet to publicly comment on the teen's announcement, but Jay revealed on Ask.fm that he and his sister are not close to the singer, even though their older brother is.

He added: 'I absolutely love my mother... and yea my dad has not reached out.'

R. Kelly divorced Jay's mother, who had been his former backup dancer, in 2009 after almost 13 years of marriage.

a direct result of black women in specific, single women in general

tellin their kids that "men ain't shit".

and it's not about them not payin support

as much as it's about them not havin time

time for some greedy broad that turns into

some broad with an axe to grind...

i find it all quite comical

KingBAD said:

a direct result of black women in specific, single women in general

tellin their kids that "men ain't shit".

and it's not about them not payin support

as much as it's about them not havin time

time for some greedy broad that turns into

some broad with an axe to grind...

i find it all quite comical

Really now? So what happened here:

None of what you've said, of which I don't find comical at all. Generally KingBAD, you know I respect your opinions but there's no blame in this. Not even for R. Kelly. I'm just more than a bit annoyed at people on the internet making light of the situation, at that child's expense for shit and giggles.

Mental illness. Theres nothing wrong with being gay and liking what you like, but when you think youre something youre clearly not when you look in the mirror, youre mentally ill. Wouldnt be surprised if all these cases are because of flouride in the water and vaccinations and things making children more mentally ill.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

KingBAD said:

a direct result of black women in specific, single women in general

tellin their kids that "men ain't shit".

and it's not about them not payin support

as much as it's about them not havin time

time for some greedy broad that turns into

some broad with an axe to grind...

i find it all quite comical

Really now? So what happened here:

None of what you've said, of which I don't find comical at all. Generally KingBAD, you know I respect your opinions but there's no blame in this. Not even for R. Kelly. I'm just more than a bit annoyed at people on the internet making light of the situation, at that child's expense for shit and giggles.

you really wanna use that as an example of somethin that went right???

I can't believe her and R got divorced in 09? she should have left him along time ago. He's been humpin around like crazy since the 90's and early 00's. And then there's the sex tape... not only was he with an underage girl. But was cheating on his wife... why she stayed with him i'll never understand.

in a little while y'all will have a new term to protect all yo lil white kids that's shootin up schools and shit too, you call it assholeaphobic and then people with opinions about them will be the badguys...

Good for him!!

14 is way too young to allow a kid to make such a choice. If he had any type of medical procdure, the doctors and parent/s must be nuts to allow such a thing. Unbelievable.

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V10LETBLUES said:

14 is way too young to allow a kid to make such a choice. If he had any type of medical procdure, the doctors and parent/s must be nuts to allow such a thing. Unbelievable.

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My thoughts exactly. Her body hasn't even finished developing naturally yet at 14.

missfee said:

V10LETBLUES said:

14 is way too young to allow a kid to make such a choice. If he had any type of medical procdure, the doctors and parent/s must be nuts to allow such a thing. Unbelievable.

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My thoughts exactly. Her body hasn't even finished developing naturally yet at 14.

WATCHOUT!!! you may have just become some kind of phobic...

YOU'RE A THEYAIN'TOLDENOUGHTOMAKEGROWNDISCISIONPHOBE!!!

old

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So you rather have him deny who he is. Which will cause gender dysphormia. Which will then cause the teen who to have very low self esteem. sounds like a slippery slope but it is a reality. Alot of teens who identify as transgender will commit suicide if not allowed to transition.

the person making fun of the term transphobic has no idea what is to be transgender. thier flippant attempt at making a point reflects their knowledge on the topic.

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NinaB said:

All I know is kids growing up today are exposed to many different things that our young impressionable minds weren't. We were sent outta the room when 'big people are talking',didn't have access to non PG films/tv/web/porn etc etc And no I'm not a phobe of any kind & believe everyone has the right to live how they like as long as it's not hurting any one. But I do think there's a hidden hand and agendas behind a lot of the culture/media etc

thank you

this site has turned into a place where folks loose sight

of the fact that everybody don't have to be gay happy...

i don't HAVE to agree with the gay agenda, or the pediphile

agenda, or the beatiality agenda...

i don't have to like anything about what these people do.

AND i have the right to have an opinion about what they do and

how it affects my community and the kids in it.

i know gay people, they are not my friends and we are

harmonious among oneanother. i also have white friends

and i am BLACK and all for BLACK causes above all others.

that don't make me a whitiephobe or any other kind of phobe.

the fact that the word get's dropped so much is proof of the

kind of agenda that is bein followed.

everyone/kids now has to worry about bein labeled as some

kind of freak because they get hit on by samesex proponents

and feel if they don't accept this UNWANTED ATTENTION

they will be accused of bein IN FEAR with no real reason.

so when y'all speak of the emotional trauma that may lead to mental

illness, think of how PHOBISM is created for them...

i heard how y'all claimed that dragon trainer 2 was such an

out in the open message and those that didn't appreciate it were 'phobic'

and there could be no agenda attached to it. HOWEVER,

it's funny that not one traile for it brings up this REVOLUTIONARY

BREAKTHROUGH, why? shit, if you gonna be proud and open

that should have been the main sellin point... instead it looks to me

that thats a thing for unsuspectin patrons were left to handle with their kids,

leavin them in yet another dificult position of havin to let it slide

or be labeled homophobic by their own kids who have been doctrenated

to be acceptin of somethin they not comfortable with... you know

like when uncle billy wants you to touch him and keep it a secret...

oooops, didn't mean to hit home with you personally...

call me what you will...

your likin or dislikin of me changes my day NONEWHUTSOEVER!!! PEACE

^Really, "Agenda"? jesus christ.

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KingBAD said:

Gunsnhalen said:

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• 'Proud to be a happily m...e equality
• That's a lot to live up ...enaged son

'And same with my sister, she told me that she was proud of me, 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.'

He added that he is eager to undergo the gender realignment operations but that he knows he'll have to wait for several years.

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Silence: R. Kelly, who divorced Jay's mother in 2009, has not spoken to him about his announcement

His father has yet to publicly comment on the teen's announcement, but Jay revealed on Ask.fm that he and his sister are not close to the singer, even though their older brother is.

He added: 'I absolutely love my mother... and yea my dad has not reached out.'

R. Kelly divorced Jay's mother, who had been his former backup dancer, in 2009 after almost 13 years of marriage.

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That's one Fugly hat RK.

KingBAD said:

JustErin said:

free2bfreeda said:

KingBAD said:

a direct result of black women in specific, single women in general

tellin their kids that "men ain't shit".

and it's not about them not payin support

as much as it's about them not havin time

time for some greedy broad that turns into

some broad with an axe to grind...

i find it all quite comical

"some" black women, or all?

lazycrockett said:

AborshaClinique said:

missfee said:

V10LETBLUES said:

14 is way too young to allow a kid to make such a choice. If he had any type of medical procdure, the doctors and parent/s must be nuts to allow such a thing. Unbelievable.

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My thoughts exactly. Her body hasn't even finished developing naturally yet at 14.

I don't know much either but I think "Transgender" usually refers to people who haven't gone through medical procedure. I don't think everyone must find this story "wonderful" And I also don't think people who are more concerned about this child than happy for him are automatically "phobic people"... but I think maybe you guys would find this video interesting and helpful... =D!

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lazycrockett said:

^Really, "Agenda"? jesus christ.

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No kidding. Scary.

free2bfreeda said:

KingBAD said:

a direct result of black women in specific, single women in general

tellin their kids that "men ain't shit".

and it's not about them not payin support

as much as it's about them not havin time

time for some greedy broad that turns into

some broad with an axe to grind...

i find it all quite comical

"some" black women, or all?

to say all, proves it to be a lie