Bella Ramsey has us wanting to re-watch Boys Don’t Cry after they wrote an emotional message of trans love online.
The non-binary actor, who turns 21 later this week, took to Instagram on Sunday (22 September) to share their thoughts on the state of trans acceptance, after watching Kimberly Peirce’s 1999 film.
“I watched Boys Don’t Cry recently and realised how not long ago trans acceptance started to happen, and it made me feel very privileged to live in this time of change, where tolerance, learning, love and understanding are beginning to [be championed],” The Last of Us star said.
Their post was accompanied by the hashtags “trans lives matter” and “protect trans kids”. Ramsey’s set of images included them posing in a pinstripe suit, and a misty forest. Their The Last of Us co-star, Pedro Pascal, replied with three hearts.
Trans social media star Dylan Mulvaney also commented, saying: “The fits are so good.”
When did Bella Ramsey come out as non-binary?
Ramsey came out as non-binary last year and told The New York Times: “I guess my gender has always been very fluid. Someone would call me ‘she’ or ‘her’ and I wouldn’t think about it, but I knew that if someone called me ‘he’ it was a bit exciting.”
They added that they would select the “non-binary” tick-box option, though. “Being gendered isn’t something I particularly like but in terms of pronouns, I really couldn’t care less.”
