Sister Wives Star Leon Brown Comes Out as Transgender: Im Finally Ready to Share My Favorite Self With the World – Us Weekly

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Unveiling their truest self!Leon Brown, the child of Sister Wives stars Kody and Meri Brown, has come out as transgender.

Someone recently told me that I didnt have to have all of my st figured out in order for me to share myself with the world,Leon, 26,wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, June 28, alongside a photo of themselves posing for the camera. So heres me, definitely not having almost any of my st 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.

The TLC personality went on to detail their journey towardfiguring out their identity, revealinghow long theyve known who they are.

I was pretty young & unfortunately I grew up in a context that was incredibly gendered & restrictive,Leon explained. So I continued to be socialized as a girl & later a woman. and heres the thing, Im finally ready to share my favorite self with the world. and that self is incredibly genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic.

The Utah native called being queer and trans some of theirfavorite parts of myself.However,admitted that there are so many things that I am learning to love about myself through the process as they continually evolve to be themost authentic version of themselves.

Leon concluded the post by setting important boundaries.If you choose to not use my correct name or pronouns, then you do not need to speak to or about me, they said. My name is Leo or Leon, and my pronouns are they/them.Please only refer to me in that way.

Kody, 53, has yet to react to the announcement and the two are not currently following each other on the social media platform. Meri, 51, however, shared Leons post via her Instagram Story on Tuesday.

You are my sunshine, she wrote at the time.

Kody and Meris only childpreviously came out as a lesbian to their polygamous family during an episode of Sister Wives in 2017.Leonhas been engaged to partner Audrey Kriss since January 2019 after the program manager proposed during the Womens March in Washington, D.C.

During a March 2020 episode of the TLC series, Leon shared someintimate details of their personal life anddescribedthe support they received from their fiance. In my teens, I felt very devoted to the church that I was raised in, they explained. I wanted to live polygamy. I think it was a way to protect myself from, like, coming out to myself, really.

Leon continued, Religious institutions are spaces where theres rules and if you are not following these rules or guidelines you can feel pretty marginalized and I did feel that way with my church. But with my family, I found so much comfort and they love me anyway. They love me and they love Audrey, and they love our love.

Kriss, for their part, came out as transgender in December 2021.I just wanted to let you know that I am transgender, and my pronouns are they/them. Im still going by Audrey, they wrote via Instagram at the time. I dont want to hide myself from the world anymore. I am so incredibly excited! I am also scared. I am scared of the hate Ill receive, the things people I care about will say about me, and violence. As a white, masculine presenting person comes a lot of privilege, and I am still scared.

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