Trans actress Lux Pascal recently opened up about the immense support her brother, actor Pedro Pascal, has given her throughout her life.

“People have been asking me, ‘Is he as kind as we think he is?’ And I’m like, ‘Yes!’” Lux Pascal told the Hollywood Reporter.

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“What makes him so fabulous is that [Pedro] wears all of his humanity on his sleeve,” she continued, “and he doesn’t hide who he is. And I think that’s refreshing, because usually we move around the world hiding who we are. That’s the main lesson I’ve gotten from him: there’s no reason for me to hide who I am, right? And I think people are seeing that.”

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Pedro Pascal is known for being incredibly supportive of Lux. “Mi hermana, mi corazón, nuestra Lux,” he wrote in a post to Instagram when she came out in 2021. The post shared a photo of Lux, who appeared on the cover of the Chilean magazine Revista Ya. Translated, his caption means, “My sister, my heart, our Lux.”

Citing her brother as a “guide,” Lux Pascal told the magazine that Pedro Pascal “was one of the first people to gift me the tools that started shaping my identity.”

When she came out to him via FaceTime, the first thing her older brother did was “asked me how I felt, because I remember he was a little worried.”

Then, he said, “Perfect, this is incredible,” she recalled.

Pedro Pascal is known for being a staunch trans ally – and for not being afraid to speak out publicly against transphobia.

He recently called anti-trans Harry Potter author JK Rowling a “heinous loser” peddling “Awful disgusting SH*T” after she celebrated an anti-trans ruling from the UK’s Supreme Court.

And at the London premiere of Marvel’s Thunderbolts*, he wore a T-shirt declaring “Protect The Dolls,” a term of endearment for trans women. Fashion designer Conner Ives created the T-shirt, which has become a popular symbol of solidarity, with proceeds benefiting Trans Lifeline. 

Pedro Pascal donned the shirt less than a week after the Supreme Court of the U.K.’s ruling that trans women are not to be considered women under the 2010 Equality Act.

Earlier this month, he wore the same shirt to his 50th birthday party, a celebration that turned into an online shout-out championing the transgender community.

He also recently posted to Instagram, “A world without trans people has never existed and never will.”

He added in the comments, “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.”  

In February, he shared a clip on his Instagram featuring the late trans activist Cecilia Gentili to express his support for trans rights. “Know who you are. Progress is inevitable,” he captioned the post, in homage to Gentili’s words.

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