Photo: Meri Brown/instagram
Meri Brownis showing her support for the transgender community.
On Friday, theSister Wivesstar, 52, celebrated her childLeon Brownin honor ofInternational Transgender Day of Visibility.
“I see you! I love you! I got you!” Meri wrote on her Instagram Story alongside a photo of Leon and partner Audrey Kriss smiling.
She added the message, “Protect trans kids.”
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Meri firstshared her supportfor Leon, 27, after they announced they are transgender in June. Meri reshared their social media post on her Instagram Story, captioned, “You are my sunshine.”
Leon had a big smile on their face in their post, which features a few pictures of themselves and gives more insight into their coming-out story.
“Someone recently told me that i didn’t have to have all of my s— figured out in order for me toshare myself with the world,” Leon wrote on Instagram. “So here’s me, definitely not having almost any of my s— figured out, to let you know that i am trans.”
“My name is Leon or Leo (i love both) and my pronouns are they/them,” they added.
Leon continued, reflecting on the first time they knew they didn’t identify as a girl: “I was pretty young & unfortunately i grew up in a context that was incredibly gendered & restrictive.”
“So i continued to be socialized as a girl & later a woman. and here’s the thing, i’m finally ready to share my favorite self with the world. and that self is incredibly genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic,” Leon explained.
“Being queer & trans are definitely some of my favorite parts of myself. and yet, there are so many things that i am learning to love about myself through this process,” they continued. “Here’s to me getting to know myself, share myself, and continually evolve to be the person i am, to be my favorite self in all contexts.”
Leon also noted that they are “sharing this part of myself to let folks in, and also to set some boundaries.”
“If you choose to not use my correct name or pronouns, then you do not need to speak to or about me,” they concluded. “My name is Leo or Leon, and my pronouns are they/them. please only refer to me in that way.”
Last month,Gwendlyn Brownspoke out about her siblingLeon Brown’s decision tokeep their distancefrom their family after coming out as transgender.
In aYouTube video, Gwendlyn said Leon is not close with the family, explaining, “Leon has given themselves space for their emotional health.”
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Gwendlyn added Leon has “just been separating themselves from the situation and been sticking to people that are more safe for them.”
“It’s not that they’re not fitting in,” Gwendlyn explained, “it’s that they have chosen to go to people who they can trust, and it’s just they found a safer community for themselves.”
source: people.com
