Kim Kardashian Gives Interview Supporting Bruce Jenner, Says There Were 'Hundreds of Family Meetings'
by Andy Neuenschwander
Bruce Jenner became the biggest story of the weekend, with millions of people tuning in to watch his interview with Diane Sawyer in which he came out as transgender. If you're wondering if the rest of the camera-friendly Kardashian family is supporting Bruce, the answer is yes.
Kim Kardashian has already sat down for an interview about Bruce's transition, expressing her support for him on the "Today" show.
"Bruce just has the biggest heart and I’m really happy for him that he is living his life the way he wants to live it," Kim said. "And that he has found inner peace and just pure happiness. That’s what life is about. I don’t know what life would be like if you always felt you just weren’t yourself. And I know it’s not something that you or I could really, fully understand. But I don’t think we have to. I think as long as he is happy and he wants to live his life, however he wants to live it, that just makes me happy. And I support him 100%."
You'll notice that Kim still uses the masculine pronoun in referring to Bruce, which Bruce himself asked for. Additionally, Kim told "Today" that the family went to counseling and reached out to LGBT groups in order to learn how they can best be supportive of Bruce and respectful to the transgender community.
"We have been talking to people from the Glad Organization and others on, 'What do we call him? Do we say ‘him’ or ‘her,’ and how do we be respectful?' You just want to be supportive and respectful," Kim said. "Bruce really wants us to feel as comfortable as possible and take everything at our own pace and we love and respect him for that. Until this transition is done, we’ve learned that you refer to him as ‘him.'"
Kim also mentioned how often the family met just on their own to discuss things. "There is every emotion you can possibly imagine," she said. "There were hundreds of family meetings. Say what you want about us, but we work out everything as a family. We have the best communication and we are so in-synch with each other. I love having so many siblings and such a supportive mom because each family member might be dealing with this in a different way, but we have each other to go through this experience with. And I’m very grateful for that."