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Dancer Zackery Torres announced their new pronouns on social media.
Zackery Torres, a Dance Moms and Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition alum, announced the news of their upcoming transition on the popular video app TikTok.
Torres, 22, first caught media attention as the first assigned male at birth dancer on Abby Lee Miller’s show back in 2012.
The recent University of Southern California graduate shared that their pronouns are they/she.
“I’m transitioning!” Torres said. “That means I’m transgender, if you didn’t know. My pronouns are they/she, which means that they or she are totally fine.”
Torres came out as non-binary during their sophomore year at USC, Teen Vogue reported.
I m excited about it! : Dance Moms star Zackery Torres announces they are transitioning after coming out as transgender and non-binary
Torres, who uses both they/them and she/her pronouns, took to TikTok on May 30 to share their life update with their followers
The dancer excitedly revealed that that they are transitioning, saying: That means I m transgender if you didn t know
In the comments, they shared they plan on going by the name Zackery Lennon
Torres was the first male-born contestant on Abby s Ultimate Dance Competition with coach Abby Lee Miller, and they
later starred on Dance Moms