'Detective Pikachu' actor Justice Smith is dating Nicholas L. Ashe

The actor Justice Smith, 24, came out as “queer” last weekend when she made her relationship with the actor public Nicholas L. Ashe.

Known for starring All the Bright Places (2020) and Detective Pikachu (2019), Smith attended one of the protests against racism, led by the Black Lives Matter movement, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States.

The actor made a long (and beautiful) post on Instagram with records of the demonstration, in which he says he shouted “black and trans lives matter”, “black and queer lives matter” and “all black lives matter” – thus making an important reminder that black people can also be LGBT and vice versa.

“As a queer black man myself, I was disappointed that certain people were eager to say 'black lives matter' but held their tongues when 'trans' and 'queer' were added [to the phrase],” Smith wrote.

“I want to reiterate that sentiment: if your revolution doesn’t include Black queer voices, it’s racist.”

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@nckash and I protested today in New Orleans. We chanted 'Black Trans Lives Matter' 'Black Queer Lives Matter' 'All Black Lives Matter'. As a black queer man myself, I was disappointed to see certain people eager to say Black Lives Matter, but hold their tongue when Trans/Queer was added. I want to reiterate this sentiment: if your revolution does not include Black Queer voices, it is anti-black. If your revolution is okay with letting black trans people like #TonyMcDade slip through the cracks in order to solely liberate black cishet men, it is anti-black. You are trying to push yourself through the door of a system designed against you, and then shut the door behind you. It is in our conditioning to get as close to whiteness, straightness, maleness as we can because that's where the power is. And if we appeal to it, maybe it'll give us a slice. But the revolution is not about appeal. It is about demanding what should have been given to us from the beginning. What should have been given to black, queer, and trans individuals from the beginning. Which is the right to exist. To live and prosper in public. Without fear of persecution or threat of violence. There is so much tragedy on the timeline these last couple of days so I added some photos of me and Nic to show some #blackboyjoy #blacklove #blackqueerlove ❤️????? You've been my rock and guiding light through all of this and I love you so much. I know that on the other side of this Is change, although the fight is far from over. #justicefortonymcdade #justiceforninapop #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforahmaud #justiceforbreonna #sayhername #defundthepolice #endwhitesupremacy

A post shared by Justice Smith (@standup4justice) on Jun 5, 2020 at 8: 37pm PDT