Sara Ramirez Opens Up About What It Was Like To Come Out As Non-Binary

In addition to fulfilling their dream of being on "Sex and the City", Ramirez is also making show history by becoming its first non-binary character, which is also how the actor identifies in real life (via People).

Ramirez first came out as non-binary last year. "There was so much for me to unlearn, and I faced my own internalized oppression," Ramirez explained. "In this society, we often feel this pressure to live in these rigid boxes. When I stepped out of the box I had put myself in, I discovered my own possibilities for change."

And while Ramirez didn't adopt they/them pronouns until their coming out, they realize now that this is who they've been all along.

"I felt quite limited in the way that I could exist given that I was assigned female at birth ... I grew up under these conditions where I had to wear my hair a certain way or dress a certain way, things that felt really rigid and not right for my body."

Given Ramirez's personal experiences of being non-binary, they were thrilled to have the opportunity to play a non-binary character on "Sex and the City".

"It felt like a really organic, natural fit," they shared. "Che is someone who came out as non-binary later in life and who speaks their truth unapologetically. I thought, 'This character will teach me a lot about how to embrace the power that you have even against systems that would have you shut down."