- Jennifer Lopez opened up about her trans "nibling" on Instagram over the weekend.
- "Nibling" is a gender-neutral term people use in place of niece or nephew to refer to trans relatives who do not identify with a binary gender.
- Lopez shared the previews to a short film about her nibling Brendon Scholl's coming out story called "Draw with Me."
- "It's about accepting change and challenges with love and knowing that when we do, anything's possible. Also because, Brendon is my nibling," Lopez said.
Jennifer Lopez spoke out in support of her transgender relative over the weekend as she introduced a short film about her nibling's coming out story on Instagram.
"Draw with Me" is a film that follows Lopez's sister's child Brendon Scholl, now 19, and their journey to live authentically as a non-binary trans person.
Lopez took to Instagram to share a trailer of the film along with a brief explanation of why it is so near and dear to her heart.
"It's about accepting change and challenges with love and knowing that when we do, anything's possible. Also because, Brendon is my nibling," Lopez said in the clip.
Lopez joins a growing number of celebrities who have been openly outspoken in their support of their transgender relatives like Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade, Khary Payton, and more.
Brendon, who came out as non-binary when they were 13, was featured as one of the Trevor Project's Faces of Freedom after the film first debuted in 2018.
The 51-year-old actress wrote the full 20-minute documentary is set to air "at film festivals worldwide and coming soon on VOD."
'Nibling' is a gender-neutral term to use in place of niece or nephew
According to Merriam-Webster, nibling is a gender-neutral term used to replace niece or nephew if a relative is non-binary, or uses they/them pronouns, and prefers this term.
Studies show trans youth have lower rates of depression anxiety, and suicidality if they are able to live as the gender they identify as, rather than what they were assigned at birth, with the support of their family.
"I shouldn't have to be scared to tell people who I am," Brendon said in the film.
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