Never one to shy away from controversy, the former Celebrity Big Brother housemate unleashed her opinions online during a Twitter tirade.
The mum-of-one – who has four-year-old Phoenix with her ex – also told her 70,000 followers she would "f***ing die" if she was the daughter of Caitlyn Jenner.
Kicking off the theatrics, Jasmine wrote: "Ok. If no one else has the guts to say it i will. HELL NO. #BruceJenner #realtalk #ifthatwasmydad #Caitlyn [sic].
"If that was my father and he wanted to do that around my small child i would f***ing die. Sorry. I'm open minded as you know but it really is way more than i would be able to process personally. All these people applauding the guy. Imagine if that was your dad?!!!!! - HELL NO."
Defending herself, she added: "Call me old fashioned, call me ignorant whatever you like you know i'm an honest person and i really can't pretend that i think that's ok on any level."
She continued: "i would want him to be happy but under no circumstances ever would allow it around my child. It just wouldn't be an option.
"so what my five year old says i wanna dress like a girl too like grandpa. I mean. Sorry but HELL NO. because it's psychologically damaging and massively confusing to the mind of a small child who's in their formative years. it's just not alright."
The 29-year-old model stated that she is "down" with gay and lesbian relationships, claiming she has no problem with two mummys or two daddys.
When asked about her own child, and whether she would let him play with Barbies if he so wished, Lennard categorically said her boy likes "Power Rangers".
The diatribe then took a turn with Jasmine admitting she would cut ties with her lad if he told her he wanted to change genders.
She wrote: "If my son wanted to actually operate on his body and have gender reassignment i would disown him then i would cry a river.
"i mean. Am i supposed to lie? i made his body and it's perfect. I would die.
"In life we do our best to lead our kids down the right path. I don't think thats the right path sorry. It's something i would."
There is a slight irony in saying she would reject her child if he tampered with his "perfect" body in that she tampered with her own having had breast implants, yet remains close to her mum.
Natasha Devon, founder of The Self-Esteem Team, said: "During the course of my work delivering self-esteem classes into schools over the past decade, I have on a couple of occasions met young men and women who were born into the wrong body.
"Although relatively rare, it's a very real phenomenon."
Speaking exclusively to Daily Star Online, she added: "We teach young people that they should use their body to express who they truly are and the transgender community are an example of where cosmetic surgery is used in the pursuit of being themselves, rather than to conform.
"I'm sure in another 10 years we'll look back and baulk at the idea of transphobia, just like most people do with homophobia today.
"In the meantime, Jasmine really needs to educate herself, speak to some trans people and understand why her comments are both hurtful and wrong."
Natasha concluded: "It's always heartbreaking to talk to someone who is, for whatever reason, battling their own body. Yet with trans people, when they tell me, often I'll be the first person ever to hear it because they have so much shame and secrecy thrown into the mix – a shame which isn't helped by comments like Jasmine's."
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