Indya Moore Says She “No Longer” Identifies as Nonbinary, Asks for She/Her Pronouns Going Forward

Actress and organizer Indya Moore announced she no longer uses they/them pronouns or identifies as nonbinary on August 31 in a post to Instagram. “I no longer Identify as Non Binary. My pronouns are She/her Please be kind to me. I may share more later Love, Solidarity, Peace and Gratitude. ✨,” the blue-and-purple Create-Mode gradient Instagram story read. The update comes after Moore publicly identified as nonbinary for several years, using they/them pronouns a majority of the time.The actress also updated the name in her Instagram bio to “Lillah,” though she did not mention a name change in the Instagram story announcing her pronoun change. Them inquired about the new display name and will update this story if we hear back.On September 13, 2019, Moore shared in a now-deleted X post (formerly Twitter), “I’m non binary, femme, Agender feels fitting too. My pronouns: they/them/theirs,” around the time of her breakout role as Angel Evangelista in Pose, a groundbreaking source of media in the trans canon. The beloved actress played heartfelt, stunning, and community-oriented character Angel Evangelista, whose storyline followed her journey during the height of the ’80s from an escort to obnoxiously rich cis white men to a high-fashion model married to her true on-and-off-again sweetheart, Papi Evangelista.As Out noted, Moore had also allowed the use of “she” pronouns “most[ly] for the comfort of others who assume their pronouns due to how society discusses trans identities.” Much of her gender identity exploration, she has said in interviews, were influenced by how her expressions of femininity as a child had been villainized and met with discipline by her family, landing her in foster care.During her time in foster care, Moore met a trans woman who allowed her to use her supply of estrogen to try out hormone replacement therapy in her early teens. “I remember not feeling as sad,” Indya told Elle in 2019. “I just felt more connected to my