Kailyn lowry son gay

Teen Mom 2alum Kailyn Lowry’s eldest son, Isaac Rivera, officially came out as gay and revealed his name is now Elliot.

"I started going by Elliott, because at some point, I wasn't happy with my first name," he said on the June 6 episode of Lowry’s “Barely Famous” podcast. "It just doesn't perceive like me."

Isaac Is Now Elliot

When Lowry shared she believes her son prefers to go by Elliot to separate himself now from who he was when he appeared on MTV, he agreed that was part of the reason for the switch. Rivera then officially came out, confirming he identifies as gay.

'A Heroic Thing to Do'

Lowry quickly began crying, as she's “so proud” of her son for living his truth, noting it's a “brave thing to do.”

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As OK! shared, Lowry has had a pretty busy week, as she recently clapped back at ex Javi Marroquin’s vitriolic rant against her.

“I’m seeing the comments,” Lowry told followers in footage she shared to her Instagram Story. “I see everything that’s being posted right now.”

While she told fans she plans to “address”

Kailyn Lowry Shares Ex Jo Rivera's Reaction to Son Elliott Coming Out

Kailyn Lowry Details Ex Jo Rivera's Reaction to Son Elliott Coming Out as Gay

Kailyn Lowry and Jo Rivera are supporting son Elliot amid his personal chapter.

After the couple’s year-oldwho previously went byIsaac before deciding Elliot, his middle name, feels more love him—came out as homosexual during a two-part series on the Teen Mom alum’s Barely Famous podcast, Kailyn and Jo had a “good conversation.”

“He said that he listened to the episodes,” Kailyn explained toParade in an interview published June “He was really proud of Elliott, and he said that he was happy.”

And Kailyn—also mom to Lincoln, 11 with ex Javi Marroquin, Lux, 7 and Creed, 4, with ex Chris Lopez, Rio, 2, and twins Verse and Valley, 20 months with fiancé Elijah Scott—said her previous lover was supportive of their son’s choice to arrive out on her podcast, specifically.

“He was perfectly decent with the questions that were being asked,” the year-old explained of her son appearing on the podcast to tell his story

Kailyn Lowry’s Year-Old Son Elliott Comes Out as Gay

Kailyn Lowry’s Year-Old Son Elliott Comes Out as Gay

Kailyn Lowry’s son Elliott is embracing his identity.

During an emotional conversation between the Teen Mom alum and her eldest son—who previously went by the name Isaac—the year-old came out as gay and shared insight into his perspective on living an authentic life.

"It's very vital to me,” Elliott said during a June 5 episode of Kailyn’s Barely Famous podcast. “I perceive like growing up on TV, it's hard to show who you really are when a camera is in front of you all the moment. It's almost like you have a TV encounter. It's harder to be yourself and to be more comfortable.”

And while he added that coming out is not “necessary,” the teen made it dispel that it was an important part of his own journey.

“I’m doing it for me," Elliott, whose dad is Jo Rivera, explained. "Let me possess my moment. I'm really sick of people coming up with their hold stories and putting things in their own words and things coming out on other peop

Teen Mom alum Kailyn Lowry is celebrating a major milestone with her eldest son, who came out as gay and revealed he now goes by a new name during the latest episode of her Barely Known podcast.

The year-old reality star invited her year-old, whom she shares with ex Jo Rivera, to co-host Friday's episode and provide an update on his life.

'It's very important to me because I feel like growing up on TV, it's hard to show who you really are when a camera is in front of you all the time,' the teen said. 'It's almost like you have a TV face. It's harder to be yourself and to be more comfortable.'

He went on to describe that he changed his mention after no longer feeling associated to his birth name.

'I started going by Elliott because at some point, I wasn't glad with my first name,' he said. 'It just doesn't perceive like me.'

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Teen Mom alum Kailyn Lowry is celebrating a major milestone with her eldest son, who came out as gay and revealed he now goes by a new name during the latest episode of h