Atypical star Brigette Lundy-Paine came out as non-binary in a new Instagram post, noting that they use they/them pronouns.

Brigette, 25, posted a picture of their cat to Instagram, using the post to let people know that they identity as non-binary.

"I’m non-binary, always felt a lil bit boy, lil bit girl, lil bit neither. Using they/them as of late n it feels right," Brigette wrote. "Scary af to come out n been rly putting this off. But I feel I owe it to myself and to all of us who struggle w gender. If you’re NB comment and celebrate yourself! U r beautiful and u r whole. Thank u guys ily."

It can totally be scary to come out, as Brigette noted in their post. But the more people who speak out about their identity, the more normalized it becomes, making it easier for others to live openly as their most authentic selves. Brigette's fellow non-binary followers were quick to comment on their post, sending love and support, and pointing out how powerful it is to see non-binary people thrive.

"Thank you for this, know you're loved and amazing. All the love from a fellow Enby <3," one person responded.

"Representation like you helps so many ppl," someone else noted.

"I‘m nb myself and ah love you!❤️ it feels pretty great to have some visibility on here!" another said.

Brigette's Atypical costar, Nik Dodani, who plays Zahid on the show, also commented on the post.

"You are the most amazing human I know," Nik wrote. "My god I love you."

Brigette plays Casey on Atypical, the sister of main character Sam (played by Keir Gilchrist). In the latest season of the show (which has faced criticism for its portrayal of autism), Brigette's character has a queer storyline with best friend Izzy. Brigette, who identifies as queer in their own life, told The Advocate in 2018 that even before the explicitly queer storyline involving their character, they saw it as a queer show.

“I think this show is actually really queer even though it hasn't yet explicitly been so,” they said at the time.

As for Brigette, seeing someone on television who is living openly as queer and non-binary in their offscreen life, and who can bring some of those storylines into their work, is incredibly affirming for viewers who are exploring their own gender or sexuality. The more authentic representation of different people that we can have, the better.