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'''Jacob Tobia''' (born August 7, 1991 | {{Infobox person | ||
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| caption=Jacob with their book, at 2019 "[https://www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/weho-reads WeHo Reads]" event | |||
| date_birth=August 7, 1991 | |||
| place_birth=Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | |||
| nationality=American | |||
| pronouns=[[they/them]] | |||
| gender=[[genderqueer]]/[[genderfluid]] | |||
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'''Jacob Tobia''' (born August 7, 1991) is an American actor, writer, performer, producer, activist, and artist. They were the voice actor for the nonbinary character ''Double Trouble'' in the Netflix animated series ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power''<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B35tTjZHiW_/ fyi the incredible @jacobtobia will be the first nonbinary actor to voice a nonbinary animated character in a recurring series role for She-Ra season 4! ]. October 21, 2019</ref>, and author of the bestselling memoir ''Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story''. | |||
Their pronouns are listed as THEY/THEM on their Instagram<ref>https://www.instagram.com/jacobtobia/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528031103/https://www.instagram.com/jacobtobia/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and Twitter bios<ref>https://twitter.com/JacobTobia [https://web.archive.org/web/20230307111856/https://twitter.com/JacobTobia Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. They have also used the labels [[genderqueer]]<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/opinion/transgender-today/stories/jacob-tobia [https://web.archive.org/web/20230412193234/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/opinion/transgender-today/stories/jacob-tobia Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, [[gender non-conforming]]<ref name="huff2014">{{Cite web |title=Why I'm Genderqueer, Professional and Unafraid |last=Tobia |first=Jacob |work=HuffPost |date=2014 |access-date=4 April 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/genderqueer-professional-_b_5476239|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308043130/http://www.huffpost.com/entry/genderqueer-professional-_b_5476239 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and [[genderfluid]] to describe themselves.<ref name="cosmo2017">{{Cite web |title=I’m Gender-Fluid. Vogue, Got a Minute to Talk About This New Cover? |last=Tobia |first=Jacob |work=cosmopolitan.com |date=14 July 2017 |access-date=4 April 2020 |url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a10307449/vogue-gigi-zayn-gender-fluid-appropriation/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129074238/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a10307449/vogue-gigi-zayn-gender-fluid-appropriation/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
"Gender is all heart. We feel gender most strongly, not with our genitals or with our brains, but in our hearts. It’s about blood and sweat and tears and sadness and joy and love and bliss. Gender, by its inherent affective nature, can never be simple or merely academic."<ref name="salo_"Sis">{{Cite web |title="Sissy" author Jacob Tobia says we all have "a coming-of-gender story" |last=Leah |first=Rachel |work=Salon |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=4 April 2020 |url= https://www.salon.com/2019/03/10/sissy-author-jacob-tobia-says-we-all-have-a-coming-of-gender-story/}}</ref> | "Gender is all heart. We feel gender most strongly, not with our genitals or with our brains, but in our hearts. It’s about blood and sweat and tears and sadness and joy and love and bliss. Gender, by its inherent affective nature, can never be simple or merely academic."<ref name="salo_"Sis">{{Cite web |title="Sissy" author Jacob Tobia says we all have "a coming-of-gender story" |last=Leah |first=Rachel |work=Salon |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=4 April 2020 |url= https://www.salon.com/2019/03/10/sissy-author-jacob-tobia-says-we-all-have-a-coming-of-gender-story/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224125659/https://www.salon.com/2019/03/10/sissy-author-jacob-tobia-says-we-all-have-a-coming-of-gender-story/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==Published works== | ==Published works== | ||
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*[https://jacobtobia.com/ Official website] | *[https://jacobtobia.com/ Official website] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/JacobTobia Twitter] | *[https://twitter.com/JacobTobia Twitter] | ||
*[https://www.instagram.com/jacobtobia/ Instagram] | |||
*[https://www.facebook.com/JacobTobia/ Facebook] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: Nonbinary people]] | [[Category:Nonbinary people]] | ||
[[Category: Genderqueer people]] | [[Category:Genderqueer people]] | ||
[[Category: Performers]] | [[Category:Performers]] | ||
[[Category:Authors]] | |||
[[Category:Activists]] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tobia, Jacob}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobia, Jacob}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:42, 17 July 2023
 Jacob with their book, at 2019 "WeHo Reads" event | |
| Date of birth | August 7, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Raleigh, North Carolina, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Pronouns | they/them |
| Gender identity | genderqueer/genderfluid |
Jacob Tobia (born August 7, 1991) is an American actor, writer, performer, producer, activist, and artist. They were the voice actor for the nonbinary character Double Trouble in the Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power[1], and author of the bestselling memoir Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story. Their pronouns are listed as THEY/THEM on their Instagram[2] and Twitter bios[3]. They have also used the labels genderqueer[4], gender non-conforming[5] and genderfluid to describe themselves.[6]
Quotes[edit | edit source]
"Gender is all heart. We feel gender most strongly, not with our genitals or with our brains, but in our hearts. It’s about blood and sweat and tears and sadness and joy and love and bliss. Gender, by its inherent affective nature, can never be simple or merely academic."[7]
Published works[edit | edit source]
- Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story (2019)
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ fyi the incredible @jacobtobia will be the first nonbinary actor to voice a nonbinary animated character in a recurring series role for She-Ra season 4! . October 21, 2019
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/jacobtobia/ Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://twitter.com/JacobTobia Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/opinion/transgender-today/stories/jacob-tobia Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Tobia, Jacob (2014). "Why I'm Genderqueer, Professional and Unafraid". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ Tobia, Jacob (14 July 2017). "I'm Gender-Fluid. Vogue, Got a Minute to Talk About This New Cover?". cosmopolitan.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ Leah, Rachel (10 March 2019). ""Sissy" author Jacob Tobia says we all have "a coming-of-gender story"". Salon. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2020.