▁stay ▁with ▁her , ▁as ▁she ▁has ▁lost ▁her ▁a partment . ▁May a ' s ▁partner , ▁Rick ▁For r ester ▁( Jac ob ▁Young ), ▁tells ▁her ▁she ▁can ▁stay ▁with ▁them , ▁but ▁May a ▁says ▁N icole ▁is ▁fine ▁and ▁sees ▁her ▁out . ▁N icole ▁later ▁returns ▁and ▁Rick ▁inv ites ▁her ▁to ▁move ▁in , ▁after ▁learning ▁she ▁is ▁stay ing ▁on ▁a ▁friend ' s ▁c ouch . ▁N icole ▁and ▁May a ▁talk ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁recon cile ▁their ▁differences . ▁During ▁a ▁confront ation , ▁N icole ▁tells ▁May a ▁that ▁she ▁knows ▁she ▁was ▁born ▁a ▁boy ▁named ▁My ron ▁and ▁has ▁transition ed . ▁ ▁S asha ▁Thompson ▁ ▁S asha ▁Thompson , ▁played ▁by ▁Fel ish a ▁Cooper , ▁first ▁appeared ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Cooper ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁rec urr ing ▁status ▁with ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁S asha ▁arriv es ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁is ▁reun ited ▁with ▁the ▁Av ant ▁family . ▁While ▁Viv ienne ▁Av ant ▁( An na ▁Maria ▁H ors ford ) ▁is ▁delight ed ▁to ▁see ▁her , ▁Julius ▁Av ant ▁( O bb a ▁Bab at und é ) ▁seems ▁bother ed ▁that ▁she ▁unexpected ly ▁shows ▁up . ▁When ▁Viv ienne ▁leaves ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁interview ▁at ▁the ▁DM V , ▁S asha ▁and ▁Julius ▁have ▁a ▁somewhat ▁awk ward ▁yet ▁very ▁t ense ▁conversation . ▁Julius