Queer pop icon Boy George left an encouraging comment on an emotional social media post from a mother supporting her transgender son.My son came out as trans six months ago and his father hasnt looked at him since. Just walks past him in the hallway like hes invisible, the mother wrote in a post published by the X user @crazyvibes_1. My boy is 17, sleeping on our couch because his dad changed the locks on his bedroom door, said he wont have that confusion under his roof. Related JK Rowling spars with Boy George over trans rights: I simply live in reality The mother explained that she has been crocheting a trans flag blanket for the last three weeks, secretly working on it after everyone in her house goes to bed. She got the pattern and colors from a shop employee who understood that she wanted to show support for her son.The stitches arent perfect because my hands shake now from the stress, from lying in bed next to a man I dont recognize anymore, she wrote, adding that her son watches her work on it sometimes without saying anything. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Last night, he asked if I was making it for someone, and I told him, Yeah, for the bravest person I know,' the mother continued. He figured it out then. Started sobbing.The mother wrote in her post that she planned to finish the blanket at night, wake her son the following morning before his father rises, pack her sons stuff, and move away with him to a small apartment she had already found.His dad can keep the house and his hatred, the mother wrote. Were choosing us. This blanket is going to be the first thing in our new place, draped over our second-hand couch, proof that someone saw him and loved exactly who he is. Were going to make it. My son came out as trans six months ago and his father hasn't looked at him since. Just walks past him in the hallway like he's invisible. My boy is 17, sleeping on our couch because his dad changed the locks on his bedroom door, said he won't have "that confusion" under his pic.twitter.com/rhDIQvRrHH Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) January 6, 2026Responding to the post, Boy George wrote, Sadly though, the only confusion is in the fathers head. My dad, as was a mans man and he loved me. I have all his best and worst traits. I dont blame him for any of that. I am just glad to be here.The musician added, Love your kids no matter [what] because what you do [for] them truly matters.Boy George was the frontman for the 1980s band Culture Club, which was best known for their songs Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? and Karma Chameleon. Though the band separated in 1986 due to Boy Georges drug use, it reunited, toured, and released new music in the 2000s.In 2009, Boy George served a four-month jail sentence for falsely imprisoning a male escort in his London apartment and allegedly beating him with a chain. Boy George blamed drug use for his actions.In 2020, Boy Georgewas also accused of transphobiaafter tweets that seemed to disregard peoplespronouns as a form of attention-seeking. Some criticized his comments, especially since he embraced genderqueer fashions to establish himself as a counter-cultural icon. The musicians representatives said the resulting accusations of transphobia against him were so stupid it doesnt warrant a response.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.