‘Sister Wives’ star Leon Brown comes out as transgender in Instagram post

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in a poignant Instagram post, revealing that they have known from a young age that they were not a girl.Brown, 26, is the only child of Kody Brown and his first wife, Meri, whose polygamous family is at the center of the long-running TLC reality TV series, which aired its 16th season earlier this year.“Someone recently told me that i didn’t have to have all of my s–t figured out in order for me to share myself with the world,” Brown wrote on their Instagram account Tuesday.“So here’s me, definitely not having almost any of my s–t 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 26-year-old shared a photo of themselves standing in a pair of brown shorts and sandals in a doorframe.Brown had come out as lesbian in Season 11 of “sister Wives.”“I remember the first time that i knew i wasn’t a girl,” the reality show cast member wrote. “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.Brown continued: “Being queer & trans are definitely some of my favorite parts of myself.