Cindy Barshop hopes to raise awareness about the transgender community by opening up about her 9-year-old son, Jesse, who identifies as trans.

Barshop, who appeared on the fourth season of “Real Housewives of New York” in 2011, said she felt compelled to speak out after Mario Lopez’s controversial remarks about transgender children.

Appearing on “The Candace Owens Show,” Lopez said it was “dangerous” for parents to allow children to make a “determination” about their gender identity before their formative years. He went on to conflate sexuality and gender identity: “When you’re a kid, you don’t know anything about sexuality yet. You’re just a kid.”

Though Lopez’s quotes were taken from a June 23 interview, they began making the rounds on social media Wednesday. The “Saved by the Bell” star quickly came under fire from a number of LGBTQ advocacy groups, including GLAAD, PFLAG and the Human Rights Campaign.