Pedro Pascal is showing people how it’s done when it comes to being a supportive family member. The Mandalorian star took to social media on Tuesday to celebrate his sister Lux coming out as a transgender woman.
Lux appears on the February cover of Ya magazine, a Spanish-language publication, under the headline, “The Transition of Lux Pascal.” In the accompanying feature, Lux discusses her transition publicly for the first time. The 28-year-old actress previously identified as nonbinary but over time says she came to understand herself as a woman. "Moving through the world as a woman is much more simple for me, but I still advocate for nonbinary identities to have a space in society," she said.
As for Pascal, he is very clearly a proud older brother. He posted a photo of Lux’s cover on Instagram with the caption, "Mi hermana, mi corazón, nuestra Lux," which translates to, “my sister, my heart, our Lux.”
In the Ya feature, Lux describes her brother as “an important part” of her transition. Lux recalls coming out to Pascal over FaceTime, and him asking how she felt. When Lux told her brother she was happy, he replied, “Perfect, this is incredible!” “He's also an artist and has served as a guide for me,” she said. “He was one of the first people to gift me the tools that started shaping my identity."
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The entire Pascal family has supported Lux, who says she started hormone replacement therapy in July. "My transition has been something that's very natural for everyone in my family," she said. "It's almost something that they expected to happen."
Pascal has received praise on social media for the way he has lifted up his sister. “Pedro Pascal sweetly supporting his sister Lux, who comes out today as a trans woman,” tweeted People magazine writer Ale Russian. “Can't emphasize enough how huge this is for the Latin audience, who is still so intolerant of the trans community.” A study by the National Center for Transgender Equality found that 60% of Latinx people who were out as transgender to their families felt supported, but nearly half said they experienced at least one form of familial rejection after coming out.
Having the support of family is vital for transgender people, who often fear — and face — rejection from loved ones after coming out. A 2018 study found that low family support is associated with increased risk for homelessness, low self-esteem, and suicidality in transgender people. Having the support of loved ones is also associated with better mental health outcomes.
In September 2020, Pascal’s vocal advocacy for the transgender community was evident after his Mandalorian co-star, Gina Carano, changed her Twitter name to include “beep, bop, boop,” mocking the concept of preferred pronouns. While she said the move had “zero to do with mocking trans people,” she took the words off her profile after Pascal explained the significance of adding pronouns to a social media bio.
On Wednesday, Lucasfilm fired Carano from The Mandalorian following more controversial social media posts, in which she compared being a Republican to being a Jew in Nazi Germany. The company called Carano’s recent posts “abhorrent and unacceptable.”
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Meanwhile, Pascal has been announced to star in The Last of Us, HBO’s high-profile adaptation of the acclaimed Playstation video game.
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