Brian Austin Green Talks Being a Dad to a Gay Son: 'I Want to Learn About It'

"I think a lot of people are afraid of the unknown, whereas I'm not. To me, it's intriguing," shared Green on the 'Frosted Tips with Lance Bass' podcast

Brian Austin Green is getting candid about fatherhood.

While appearing on the latest episode of the Frosted Tips with Lance Bass podcast, the Beverly Hills, 90210 star, 50, opened up about raising his eldest son Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green, who is openly gay.

"I would get into these conservations with Kash where it was like I really wanted to understand the things that seemed so different to me at first," said Green. "And then you realize, 'Oh, this isn't different at all.' It's just your choice of partner. It doesn't affect me at all."

"And that's the thing I'm always trying to beat into people now — it does not affect you," he continued. "Why do you care so much? And why are you trying to somehow bully your feelings and your opinion into something that literally does not affect you at all?"

Bass, 44, praised the actor for being "open-minded," adding that Kassius, 21, was lucky to have him as a parent.

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"He was so lucky to be able to be in your family because so many kids out there don't get that," explained Bass. "And even if their parents accept them, there's a lot of times when the kid still knows that they still disagree with it."

Green added that the experience was one that was "fascinating" due to it being "unknown" territory.

"I think a lot of people are afraid of the unknown, whereas I'm not. To me, it's intriguing. And I want to learn about it," he said.

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In addition to sharing Kassius with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Marcil, Green is also father to Noah Shannon, 11, Bodhi Ransom, 9, and Journey River, 7, with ex Megan Fox. He welcomed his fifth child, Zane Walker, with his now-fiancée, Sharna Burgess, in June 2022.

Burgess, 38, opened up about parenting with Green in an Instagram tribute written in honor of his birthday in July.

"You are the kind of father I could’ve only dreamed of (and I did) for my children. You are the kind of partner to me that I thought only existed in my journalwritings," she wrote. "Life without you was pretty wonderful but life WITH you? It’s a dream."

The Dancing with the Stars alum ended the sweet message by calling their blended family the "easiest thing I've ever done."

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"I just didn’t know how wonderful it could be before you and my happily ever after exists wherever you and the kids are," she added.

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