TL;DR
- “Young Sheldon” star Raegan Revord, 17, comes out as non-binary.
- They credit queer and gender-fluid celebrities for inspiring them.
- Revord has switched pronouns to they/them and now speaks openly.
- They just released a sapphic debut novel, Rules for Fake Girlfriends.
- Their visibility marks another win for LGBTQ representation in Hollywood.
From Sitcom Kid to Queer Trailblazer
“Melissa Cooper” grew up right before our eyes on Young Sheldon—but the actor behind her, Raegan Revord, just grew into something even bigger: a non-binary role model. At just 17, Revord dropped the bombshell in an interview, saying it felt “so cool” to finally live in their truth.
Revord admitted that seeing queer and non-binary celebrities as a kid was a lifeline. “Whenever I would see a celebrity or whoever come out as non-binary or queer or anything, I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is so cool, I see myself in you,’” they recalled. Now, the roles are reversed—Revord knows some young fan out there is looking at them the same way.
The actor, who quietly changed their pronouns to they/them earlier this year on social media, hadn’t spoken publicly about it until now. And with the announcement came an even juicier twist: they’re also a novelist.
Fiction Meets Reality: A Sapphic Debut
Revord isn’t just rewriting TV history—they’re writing actual queer love stories. Their first book, Rules for Fake Girlfriends, is a sapphic romance that blends grief, romance, and the thrill of discovery. It follows Avery, a rom-com-obsessed teen who meets a mysterious girl named Charlie and agrees to play her fake girlfriend. Spoiler: sparks fly, because sapphic rom-coms deserve to be just as messy, swoony, and satisfying as straight ones.
For queer teens, seeing a 17-year-old actor unapologetically create a sapphic heroine is no small thing. It says: your story matters, your crushes are valid, your love belongs on the page. Revord is doubling down on what Hollywood often misses—the joy and authenticity of queer adolescence.
Hollywood is stuffed with stories of cis straight love, but when queer youth scan the screens, the novels, the posters, they’re still too often left searching. Revord’s visibility is a neon sign that says: you don’t have to wait until adulthood to be yourself.
“I see myself in you,” Revord once whispered to a queer celebrity. Now, they’ve become that voice for someone else. And for LGBTQ teens—especially those just beginning to navigate identity—that kind of representation can literally save lives.
Representation doesn’t just mean headlines; it means stories. By living openly and creating unapologetically sapphic fiction, Revord is making sure the next generation of queer kids doesn’t have to squint to see themselves. They’re already there, in print, on-screen, and, most importantly, in public life.
Revord’s coming out isn’t just personal—it’s political, cultural, and deeply necessary. The entertainment industry needs more stories like theirs. And for LGBTQ kids everywhere, Revord just turned on another light in the dark.