Pedro Pascal opens up about his trans sister Lux: 'My protective side is lethal, but I need her more than she needs me'

• Pedro Pascal opened up about his trans sister Lux in a recent Esquire interview.

• "She is and has always been one of the most powerful people and personalities I've ever known," he said.

• Pascal stars in two of this year's most popular shows, "The Last of Us" and "The Mandalorian."

For Pedro Pascal, his trans sister Lux remains "one of the most powerful people" he's ever known.

In an interview with Esquire, the actor opened up about his younger sister, who is 17 years his junior and will soon receive an M.F.A. at Juilliard.

"She ruled the household right away," Pascal recalled. "When my older sister and I would visit, we were like intruders. Our mother was her mother, but for us to think that we were entitled to this woman's attention in any way was absurd."

Lux publicly came out as trans in 2021 and appeared on the cover for the Spanish-language Ya magazine. At the time, she described Pascal as "an important part of this," serving as "a guide" and "one of the first people to gift" her with the tools to shape her identity.

The last two years or so, in particular, have not been kind to the trans community, with a record-breaking number of anti-trans legislations being passed. This year alone, Republicans have doubled down on anti-queer sentiment with more than 450 anti-LGBTQ laws currently going through state legislatures.

The recent debates over state laws restricting the rights of trans people is taking a toll, with 86% of trans and nonbinary youth stating their mental health has been impacted as a result, according to a poll published by the Trevor Project in January.

When asked about what this period of time is like for Lux, Pascal demurred.

"I wouldn't want to speak on her behalf, but she is and has always been one of the most powerful people and personalities I've ever known," he told Esquire. "My protective side is lethal, but I need her more than she needs me."

After years of struggling earlier on in his acting career, it's fair to say Pascal is currently having a moment. The Chilean-born actor stars in two of this year's most popular shows, "The Last of Us" and "The Mandalorian," with some critics speculating Pascal's turn as Joel in "The Last of Us" could earn him his first Emmy nod.

Before the Emmys in September, however, the actor will star alongside Ethan Hawke in the 30-minute queer western "Strange Way of Life," directed by Pedro Almodóvar. In the film, which debuts at the Cannes Film Festival in May, Pascal plays Silva, who reunites with his longtime friend Jake (Hawke) after 25 years.

As Pascal recently told Insider, Almodóvar remains one of the actor's favorite working writer-directors, and working with performers like Hawke on the film was "an incredible opportunity to go, learn and to enjoy the experience of being on the level of people like that."

Added Pascal: "Taking it all in was incredible."

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