Cynthia Nixon saluted her son Samuel today as the pair celebrate the 14th Annual Trans Day of Action.
The proud mom and Sex and the City star, who is currently running for Governor of New York, took to Instagram to post a picture of the pair and openly share for the first time that 21-year-old Samuel, born Samantha, is transgender.
‘I’m so proud of my son Samuel Joseph Moses (called Seph) who graduated college this month. I salute him and everyone else marking today’s #TransDayofAction. #TDOA,’ she wrote.
Congrats: Cynthia Nixon shared warm words for her son Samuel, called Seph, on Instagram today while celebrating the 14th Annual Trans Day of Action
Transition: Seph was born Samantha in 1996 but now goes by ‘Seph’
The two are pictured smiling at Seph’s graduation from The University of Chicago, Samuel dressed in a cap and gown.
Seph was born Samantha Mozes in November 1996 to Cynthia and her then-partner, schoolteacher Danny Mozes.
Cynthia and Danny were together from 1988 to 2003, and also had another son, Charles Ezekiel, who was born in December of 2002.
Shortly after their split in 2004, Cynthia began dating Christine Marinoni, an activist who, until recently, worked for New York City’s Deputy Mayor Richard Buery. Cynthina and Christine married in May 2012. They have another son together, Max.
Seph has been mostly out of the public eye lately. Though he was occasionally spotted by paparazzi while out with his mom as a little kid, he’s been keeping a low profile since Cynthia announced her bid for governor against incumbent Andrew Cuomo.
Cynthia’s attended several Pride events this month and in years past, but Seph hasn’t yet tagged along or appeared at any campaign stops for his mom.
Cynthia married Christine Marinoni, an activist who, until recently, worked for New York City’s Deputy Mayor Richard Buery, in May 2012
Ex: She and her college sweetheart Danny Mozes (pictured) were together from 1988 to 2003 and had two children
Family: Cynthia pictured with Danny (left), wife Christine (second from right), and youngest son Max
Yet Cynthia has never really spoken much about any of her kids, keeping her personal life mostly private.
Over a decade ago, she told the New York Post what she thought it might be like for her kids at school having a famous mother.
‘In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever, you have a culture. “What does your dad do?” “What does your mom do?” she said. ‘Of course, I’m not saying my daughter doesn’t feel a little like a freak because she has a famous mom.
‘At school this morning, she was like, “Go, just go, just go.” Which is a kid thing anyway, but you know — I attract attention. When you’re 9, you don’t want that.’
It does seem that Seph has been living as trans for several years now, though this is only the first time that that Cynthia has publicly acknowledged it.
Cynthia has, however, gone to bat for Seph and other trans individuals during her campaign, and has been an LBGTQ advocate for years.
Meanwhile, Cynthia’s wife Christine has also spoken out about the need for more help for the trans community.
‘I think there’s a lot of work to be done on behalf of trans folks because they’re facing some of the same issues that we’ve been able to overcome on some level,’ she told City & State New York in 2017.
‘I think we’ve come a really long way; I think we also have a far way to go. We’re going to have to wade through the current backlash to make sure we don’t lose some of what we’ve gained.