ASIA KATE DILLON

They/Them

“Asia Kate Dillon is an American actor. They are known for their roles as Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black and Taylor Mason in Billions. Dillon identifies as non-binary and uses singular they pronouns. Their role on Billions is the first non-binary main character on North American television, and earned them a Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Dillon explained that around 2015, they began removing gendered pronouns from their biography, and auditioning for the part of Mason helped them understand their gender identity. Dillon is pansexual, stating they are attracted to multiple genders. In September 2021, Dillon told The Hollywood Reporter’s “Hollywood Remixed” podcast that they use the word ‘non-binary’ because their ‘gender identity falls outside the boxes of man or woman.’ They stated that gender is a spectrum, without a binary that was ‘created by colonists and imposed on the indigenous peoples,” and that “sex is not a binary either.'” [Source]

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