Justice Smith Celebrates His 'Black Queer Love' With Fellow Actor Nicholas Ashe
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Justice Smith—whom you probably recognize from his starring roles in the Jurassic World movies, Detective Pikachu, and Netflix’s tragically canceled The Get Down—publicly spoke about not just his queerness but about his relationship with fellow actor Nicholas Ashe for what appears to be the first time ever, Out reports.
In an Instagram post from Friday night, Smith describes what it was like to join the Black Lives Matter protests in New Orleans, noting his disappointment at other protesters’ seeming reticence to stand with Black people who are queer and trans. The actor, who will feature in HBO Max’s Generation, called upon his followers to understand that “Black lives matters” means “all Black lives matter,” including those of queer and trans people:
We chanted ‘Black Trans Lives Matter,’ ‘Black Queer Lives Matter,’ ‘All Black Lives Matter.’ As a Black queer man myself, I was disappointed to see certain people eager to say Black Lives Matter, but hold their tongue when trans/queer was added. I want to reiterate this sentiment: If your revolution does not include Black queer voices, it is anti-Black. If your revolution is okay with letting Black trans people like Tony McDade slip through the cracks in order to solely liberate Black cishet men, it is anti-Black. You are trying to push yourself through the door of a system designed against you, and then shut the door behind you.
Smith concluded the caption with a few words about his relationship with Ashe, who was right there alongside him at the New Orleans protests:
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