Jamie Lee Curtis Gives Her Oscar Statue They/Them Pronouns: ‘I’m in Support of My Daughter Ruby’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Jamie Lee Curtis won the Oscar for best supporting actress thanks to her role in “Everywhere Everything All at Once,” and she’s referring to her brand new golden statuette using they/them pronouns.
Curtis appeared on “Today” following her Oscars victory and was asked by anchor Savannah Guthrie if “she named her,” referring to the Oscars statue. “I’m in support of my daughter Ruby.
I’m having them be a they/them,” a teary-eyed Curtis responded. “I’m going to just call them ‘them.’ They/them, and they are doing great, they’re settling in, and I just, in my life, I never saw it in a million years that I’d have this couple days, and I’m very moved by the whole thing.” Curtis’ daughter, Ruby, came out as transgender to their family in 2020.
The Oscar winner opened up to People magazine a year later about supporting Ruby and adapting to using they/them pronouns. “It’s speaking a new language,” Curtis said. “It’s learning new terminology and words.
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