Jacob Tobia

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]

Jacob Tobia
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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

QuotesEdit

"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 worksEdit

  • Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story (2019)

LinksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. 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
  2. https://www.instagram.com/jacobtobia/ Archived on 17 July 2023
  3. https://twitter.com/JacobTobia Archived on 17 July 2023
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/opinion/transgender-today/stories/jacob-tobia Archived on 17 July 2023
  5. Tobia, Jacob (2014). "Why I'm Genderqueer, Professional and Unafraid". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.