A lot of parents never speak to their transgender kids again that’s not the case in my family.

Bono contrasts a common, painful reality for many transgender people—family rejection and estrangement—with his own experience of continued familial connection. The statement implicitly acknowledges the stakes of coming out or transitioning within a family system, where acceptance can determine emotional safety and long-term support. By emphasizing “that’s not the case in my family,” he both expresses gratitude and positions his story as a counterexample that can normalize acceptance. The quote also functions as advocacy: it highlights rejection as a social problem rather than an inevitability, suggesting that families can choose relationship over rupture.