#20. Dean McDermott
Dean McDermott is a Canadian-American actor, most famous for his participation in reality TV shows such as Chopped Canada and The Gourmet Dad. He married the 90210 actress Tori Spelling in 1988, and they’ve had six children together.
In 2012, McDermott publicly defended his son’s choice of getting a pedicure. “He asked if he could get his nails painted like mom and his sister Stella. I gladly obliged him“, he wrote on his blog. That kid is lucky to have a father that respects his decisions!
#19. Bryce Dallas Howard
Bryce Dallas Howard is a talented American actress and director, famous for her roles in the drama film The Help and the mini-series Jurassic World. In 2006, she married actor Seth Gabel, with whom she had two children.
Dallas Howard lets her daughters dress and express themselves in the way they want, even if it means having no hair at all. When being asked about her older daughter, Beatrice, she stated the following:
“She was bald for a very long time, and so gender [was]a little unclear. But that was fine, and there was no problem. I really wanted to wait for her to lead me in a certain direction“.
#18. Dascha Polanco
Dascha Polanco is a Dominican actress who reached worldwide fame after portraying character Dayanara Diaz on the series Orange Is the New Black. She has a son and a daughter, and the latter played a younger version of her character in the fifth season of the mentioned TV series.
Polanco describes herself as a “free-range parent“. She was also asked about her mothering style on an interview by People on the Celeb Parents Get Real segment. On that occasion, she stated that her pre-teen and teenage daughters Aryam and Dasani would grow to be independent and that both of them would be “embracing their individuality” in “gender-neutral homes“. Way to go, Dascha!
#17. Jaime King
Jaime King is an American actress and model, famous for her roles in Pearl Harbor, Sin City, and Escape Plan. She married filmmaker Kyle Newman in 2007, with whom she had two children. Her mother has always been a major LGBTQ+ rights advocate, and she has followed her path.
Not only does King raise her kids in a gender-neutral way, but she has also launched the world’s first gender-neutral children’s clothing line, called Gardner and the Gang. “Why can’t kids just explore and be who they are?“, King pointed out in an interview by Stylecaster.
#16. Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith is an English singer, songwriter, and actress, famous for her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? She is currently in a relationship with Leyman Lachine and became a mother in 2016. She has publicly commented on her mothering style a couple of times.
As she told The Mirror in 2016: “I’m loving being a mum. I want two or three kids in all, and they will all be gender-neutral“. She reaffirmed her political stance the following year when she told the Thompson Reuters Foundation “I don’t differentiate gender because I don’t believe you should to a young child“.
#15. Russell Brand
Russell Brand is an English actor, comedian, and radio host, famous for his leading role in the comedy-drama film Forgetting Sarah Marshall and for working as a voice actor in the animated saga Despicable Me. He is currently married to Laura Gallacher and is the father of two children.
Before his first child was born, he opened up in The Jonathan Ross Show and expressed how he would like to raise a baby: “I may not even ever impose a gender upon it, let the child grow up and be whatever the hell it is, never tell it there is such a concept“. He is a man of convictions since he doesn’t dress his daughter with the traditional clothes associated with femininity.
#14. Majandra Delfino
Majandra Delfino is a Venezuelan actress and singer, famous for her portrayal of Maria DeLuca on the sci-fi TV series Roswell. She is married to actor David Walton and they have two kids, who were born in 2012 and 2013.
Delfino raises her children in a gender-neutral way. When asked about her daughter Cecilia, she said the following:
“We didn’t really allow a lot of princess-y stuff into the house. Not a lot of pink and all that,” she said of her daughter Cecilia. “I always try to buy her clothes that I could give to her brother after, so it’s always gender-neutral, and she is offended when I give her a skirt now. I thought that was interesting“.
#13. Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde is an American actress, director, and producer, most famous for portraying the role of Remy Hadley on the medical TV series House. She is engaged with the actor and comedian Jason Sudeikis, with whom she has two children.
Wilde has confessed that her older son, Otis, has taken an interest in Disney’s princesses, and she feels super happy with that. As she told People in 2018, “He loves Moana, obviously, and when he thinks about Moana, he thinks of himself as Moana“. She also added that he doesn’t judge things like pink, dancing, or gymnastics as feminine or “girly”, just like everyone else shouldn’t!
#12. Amber Rose
Amber Rose is an American model and actress, who starred in her own talk show, The Amber Rose Show. She was married to rapper Wiz Khalifa, and they had a son, Sebastian, together. She is also known for her open-mindedness as a parent.
A couple of years ago, Rose allowed her son to paint his nails for Halloween, which made her receive a lot of criticism. As she said on Instagram: “We encourage our children to paint, draw and be creative, so why block them from their creativity when it comes to self-expression?”
#11. Megan Fox
Megan Fox is an American actress and model, who reached the peak of her fame after her role in the action movie Transformers. In 2010 she married actor Brian Austin Green and they’re parents of 3 children.
Fox allows her sons to grow their hair long and wear dresses. Also, when she was pregnant with her first son, she said in an interview that she was determined to “provide an environment for him early on that would allow him to discover how he wanted to express himself“. Bravo, Meg!
#10. Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson is an American retired basketball player, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers for 13 seasons. His son EJ is now a reality TV star in the show Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. He publicly considers himself as gay and gender-fluid.
At first, Johnson was shocked by this, especially considering his conservative religious background, but he soon learned the importance of supporting his children no matter their identity and choices. “It’s all about you not trying to decide what your daughter or son should be or what you want them to become“, he told Ellen DeGeneres in 2017.
#9. Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana is an American actress, most famous for her portrayal of Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. She is married to Italian artist Marco Perego and they have 3 kids together.
Saldana has publicly commented on the way she chooses to raise her kids.
“We have a very gender-neutral environment where my husband participates in a lot of tasks that were normally given to woman and vice versa. I think it’s important to raise boys in that environment, and girls as well“, she told US Weekly.
#8. Celine Dion
Celine Dion is a Canadian singer, most famous for her iconic hit My Heart Will Go On from the Titanic soundtrack, which has earned her an Academy Award. She was married to musical producer René Angélil, and they had 3 children together.
Dion raises her sons in a gender-neutral way and allows them to play with both superhero and princess toys. In 2018, she launched a gender-neutral children’s clothing brand, following the steps of fellow artist Jamie King. As she said to CNN, “It’s about giving [children]freedom. Freedom of expression. Getting away from stereotype“.
#7. Pink
Pink is an American singer and songwriter who began her musical career at a young age as part of the girl band Choice but came to be one of the greatest pop-rock legends in history. In 2006, she married Carey Hart, with whom she has two children.
Pink claims that she lives in a label-less household, and she has commented on the way she raises her children on several occasions.
“Last week Willow told me she is going to marry an African woman. I was like, ‘Great, can you teach me how to make African food?’ And she’s like, ‘Sure mama, and we are going to live with you while our house is getting ready'”, she told the Sunday People.
#6. Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is a South African actress, model, and producer, famous for her roles in North Country, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Monster, for which she received the Oscar for Best Actress. She is married to Irish actor Stuart Townsend, with whom she has two children.
Her older son, Jackson, fancies playing with dolls and dressing in princess outfits, and despite having faced criticism by the media, Theron has said to be proud of him. Without a doubt, being allowed to dress up with the clothes that one feels comfortable with is key for children to feel confident and proud of their identity.
#5. Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress and filmmaker. She is currently regarded as the highest-paid actress and has received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2014 she married Hollywood icon Brad Pitt, and they had six children together.
Jolie is known for allowing her kids to express and dress themselves as they wish. In fact, when her daughter Shiloh said she wanted to wear boy’s clothes, Jolie didn’t doubt it for a second.
“She likes to dress like a boy. She wants to be a boy. So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys’ everything. She thinks she’s like one of her brothers“, Jolie told Vanity Fair.
#4. Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez, commonly known as J-Lo, is an American singer, dancer, producer, and fashion designer, famous four hits such as On The Floor and Let’s Get Loud. In 2004 she married singer Mark Anthony, with whom she had twins, Maximilian and Emme.
She is also very close to her sister, who has children of her own. In July 2017, she mentioned them in one of her Instagram posts and referred to them as “they”, the pronoun preferred for gender-neutral people. She has also publicly supported gay marriage and LGBTQ+ rights on numerous occasions, which makes us believe that her kids will be in good hands if they ever choose a non-cis-heterosexual identity.
#3. Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani is an American singer, songwriter, and producer, famous for being the leading vocalist of the rock band No Doubt. She is famous for major hits such as Don’t Speak, It’s My Life and The Sweet Escape. In 2002, she married English singer Gavin Rossdale, with whom she had three children.
Stefani has publicly spoken about the way she chooses to raise her kids. Her oldest son, Kingston, for instance, likes tutus and enjoys painting his nails and she is proud to encourage him to do so. In fact, she once confessed that she loves that her son likes painting his nails pink and that he sees it as a cool thing.
#2. Beyoncé
Beyoncé is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, model, and fashion designer. She reached fame as the lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny’s Child, and later pursued a career as a solo artist, releasing iconic hits such as Single Ladies and Halo. She’s married to the famous rapper Jay-Z, and they have 3 children.
Apart from endorsing LGBTQ+ rights a great number of times, Beyoncé has chosen to raise her kids in a gender-neutral way.
“They don’t have to be a certain type or fit into a specific category. They can explore any religion, fall in love with any race, and love who they want to love“, she told Vogue in 2018.
#1. Will Smith
Will Smith is an American actor and rapper, most famous for his roles in Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness, both of which earned him Academy Award nominations. In 1997 he married actress Jada Pinkett and they had two children together.
Smith has always been a relaxed parent. Because of this, his children Jaden and Willow have felt free to express themselves in whichever way they wish. In fact, his older son Jaden usually wears “female-gendered” clothes such as dresses and skirts, and Smith fully supports him.