Pedro Pascal makes powerful statement in support of trans rights on red carpet

Pedro Pascal has shown his support behind the transgender community (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz/ Anadolu via Getty Images)

Pedro Pascal has thrown his support behind the transgender community a week after the UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.

Last week the UK’s highest court confirmed the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

This now means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces including toilets and changing rooms if ‘proportionate’.

The decision has sparked mass protests both around the country and abroad, with celebrities such as Nicola Coughlan speaking out on the ‘horrifying’ ruling.

Now The Last of Us star Pedro, who has been a vocal supporter of trans rights for years, has made a powerful statement while attending the London premiere of a new Marvel film.

On Tuesday night, stars hit the red carpet to promote Thunderbolts, including Pedro, who is starring in the studio’s upcoming release The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

He wore a T-shirt declaring ‘Protect the Dolls’ to the UK premiere of Marvel’s Thunderbolts (Picture: Karwai Tang/ WireImage) Proceeds from the sales are being donated to Trans Lifeline (Picture: Scott A Garfitt/ Invision/ AP)

But when stepping out, the 50-year-old drew attention for wearing a white T-shirt that read ‘PROTECT THE DOLLS’.

The T-shirt is a part of a campaign by American designer Conner Ives, who designed the piece to call attention to the global anti-transgender sentiment that trans women are experiencing in several countries.

Dolls is an affectionate term coined by the LGBTQ+ community to refer to transgender women.

The move was praised by many.

‘Oh, Pedro with a shirt supporting trans women. Oh, how I love you,’ Rosa posted on X.

‘Pedro Pascal isn’t just showing up on screen—he’s showing up for people. Protect the Dolls isn’t fashion, it’s solidarity stitched into every thread,’ Safar shared.

Pedro’s sister Lux came out as transgender in 2021 (Picture: Amy Sussman/ Getty Images) She has praised her brother’s support (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/ Getty Images) She’s recently joined him on several red carpets (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/ Getty Images)

‘Pedro Pascal wearing a “protect the dolls t-shirt” in the UK after last week’s ruling. What a man,’ Lori added.

Pedro’s sister Lux Pascal, a model and actress who has recently appeared with her brother on several red carpets, came out as a transgender woman in February 2021.

At the time she said her family had been incredibly supportive of her transition, explaining that it was ‘something that’s very natural for everyone in my family’.

‘It’s almost something that they expected to happen,’ she added.

Speaking about her brother’s support, Lux said Pedro was ‘one of the first people to gift me the tools that started shaping my identity’.

Pedro’s most recent role has been starring as Joel in The Last of Us (Picture: HBO)

When asked how Lux was finding the public reaction to her transition, Pedro told Esquire that while it wasn’t his place to ‘speak on her behalf’, she ‘is and has always been one of the most powerful people and personalities I’ve ever known’.

Earlier this year he shared a post on Instagram that read: ‘A world without trans people has never existed and never will.’

He went on to pin a comment that read: ‘I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.’

Proceeds from the Protect the Dolls T-Shirts are being donated to Trans Lifeline, a peer support and crisis hotline offering support to transgender people.

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