The star, best known for roles as Ryan Shaver on 13 Reasons Why and Bobby on Jane the Virgin, has been “privately identifying and living as a woman – a trans woman” over the past year.
Speaking with TIME, Tommy – who uses she/her pronouns – said she’s made a medical transition and sees this as her “reintroduction” to the world. “Coming out is always viewed as this grand reveal, but I was never not out.
Today is about clarity: I am a trans woman. My pronouns are she/her. My name is Tommy,” she explained. “I’ve been living in this other version of coming out where I don’t feel safe enough to talk about it, so I just do it.