After vocal cord surgery last year, Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has vowed to continue using his voice to speak up for parents of trans kids.
The Welsh singer revealed this year his daughter was transitioning and living as a boy named Colby, now aged 16.
Talking exclusively to The Diary, Kelly said: “I’ve spoken out as I didn’t have a clue what to do when it happened. If it helps other families in a similar situation that’s a good thing.”
Following a High Court ruling that hormones for transitioning should not be given to under-16s without a court order, Kelly is calling for every child in that situation to be treated as an individual.
The dad – who welcomed baby Marley during lockdown – said: “I’ve got four kids and they’ve all got their own narrative.
"Colby’s really good – doing his mock exams this week. It’s a very tricky topic, down to every individual story because it’s a health thing.
“It depends what age, where you are, if you’re having therapy to get diagnosed mentally as well as psychically.”
Tomorrow Kelly releases his powerful Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day documentary with footage originally only meant
for his vocal coach.
He set himself the target of completing a solo tour after re-learning to sing following the removal of a polyp on his vocal cords, which the show crew and musicians knew nothing about.
He said: “It’s quite a vulnerable story.”
*Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day is in cinemas from tomorrow, and on-demand on December 18. The album of the same title, recorded at shows, is out now.
