▁black ▁women ▁and ▁certainly ▁not ▁( c ) ▁black ▁trans gender ▁women "; ▁she ▁called ▁Soph ia ' s ▁back story ▁" heart bre aking ". ▁Hend erson ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁characters ▁of ▁M s . ▁Claud ette ▁and ▁Nick y , ▁calling ▁them ▁" fun " ▁and ▁" scene - ste aling ", ▁respectively , ▁while ▁critic izing ▁Pi per ▁and ▁Larry ▁for ▁" l iving ▁in ▁the ▁no ▁longer ▁useful ▁framework ▁of ... ▁Was py ▁ob liv ious ness ". ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁American ▁television ▁episodes ▁Category : O range ▁Is ▁the ▁New ▁Black ▁Category : Trans gender - related ▁television ▁programs ▁Category : American ▁L GB T - related ▁television ▁episodes ▁Category : T ele vision ▁episodes ▁about ▁pre jud ice ▁against ▁L GB T ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁P es zek ▁( born ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁ro wer . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Men ' s ▁P air ▁event ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁team mate ▁Sil as ▁Staff ord . ▁They ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁B ▁final s , ▁ear ning ▁them ▁an ▁e ighth ▁place ▁overall . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Row ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : American ▁male