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- Actor Brian Michael Smith, who used this character as his vehicle to come out as transgender, has been acting professionally for the last five years and hadn’t disclosed his gender identity until this moment. Actor Brian Michael Smith, who appeared on a recent episode of "Queen Sugar," has come out as transgender.
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Jul 16, 2017 · Brian Michael Smith used his role on "Queen Sugar" as a vehicle for coming out as transgender. He discusses the experience with NBC Out contributor Tiq Milan.
Since Queen Sugar, Smith has used his visibility and platforms to advocate for better trans representation in television and film and to encourage LGBTQ youth to create their own media. Smith publicly revealed he was transgender in 2017.
Mar 8, 2023 · In his role on the critically-acclaimed series, Queen Sugar, Brian plays the role of Toine Wilkins, a transgender cop, and the dear friend of the series' main character, Ralph Angel. The show pushes viewers to think more about diversity in the black community.
- Jamie Lerner
Jul 17, 2017 · The character of Toine Wilkins, a transgender police officer on OWN’s critically acclaimed series Queen Sugar, is the first trans person Brian Michael Smith has ever portrayed, and is perhaps...
- Angela Helm
Jul 17, 2017 · Only now has he began openly exploring his FTM trans experience in acting, thanks to a recent appearance on OWN's Queen Sugar, where he played a trans man named Toine.
Jul 18, 2017 · The 34-year-old, who portrayed Toine, a transgender character on a recent episode of Queen Sugar, spoke with GLAAD, recalling that he "began to understand that I was transgender" while...
Oct 26, 2020 · Queen Sugar actor Brian Michael has come out as transgender. Michael appeared in “Caroling Dusk,” episode five of the show’s second season, as an officer who has a run-in with Ralph Angel.
