“I ultimately lost my position over asking a question about parents’ rights,” said Sophia Nelson, in an interview with CBN News, a media network founded by right-leaning Christian conservative, Pat Robertson.

The 53-year-old is speaking out about her refusal to stuff herself into a heteronormative box and is announcing to the world on her terms: “I am Black. I am queer. This is who I am.”

Kerrion, who co-stars on the Zeus network’s Bad Boys: Los Angeles, came out to his co-stars, Milan Christopher and Moolah Moe, after the pair repeatedly bullied and pressured him to reveal his sexuality.