Everything We Know So Far About Jazz Jennings' New Boyfriend, Ahmir

May 2024 · 5 minute read

'I Am Jazz' fans are curious about new boyfriend Ahmir. Is he transgender? Here's everything we know about the couple and their personal lives.

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Updated 1/15/20: There seems to have been a lot of changes in Jazz Jennings' life since we left the teen at the end of Season 5. Now that we're ramping up for the I Am Jazz Season 6 premiere, many fans are wondering whether the now-19-year-old still dates her Season 5 long-distance boyfriend, Amir.

According to the Season 6 trailer, there's a lot going on in Jazz's life these days. She's deferred her acceptance to Harvard to focus on self-care and re-centering herself, but as she navigates post-high school stress and throwing a large fundraiser, Jazz finds out she needs another follow-up surgery to the gender confirmation procedure she had last year.

And while Jazz is candid about the fact that she and Amir are "not together anymore," the two remain close friends. So close, in fact, that she invites him to be by her bedside as she recovers from her third gender confirmation procedure. "I want his support as a friend," she says.

Let's see how their dynamic plays out when Season 6 premieres Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. on TLC.

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Original story: There have been a ton of big changes unfolding in Jazz Jennings' life lately, and they're all playing out this season on her TLC show, I Am Jazz. The two biggest developments for the transgender teen so far have been her gender confirmation surgery and a new boyfriend.

We'll get to see more of her interaction with Ahmir Steward next week when he meets the parents. Audiences are excited to get to know him, too, and naturally have a lot of questions. We'll try to answer as many of them as we can for curious minds!.

First, is Ahmir transgender?

Ahmir doesn't have a lot of pics on his Instagram, but a recent throwback pic of him as a baby helped confirm whether the 19-year-old is part of the trans community. "Nope," he replied to a commenter who asked if he is trans. 

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However, he's already shown himself to be a pretty great ally. "I’d ... like to take this time to ask all of my followers that are against Feminism to kindly do me a favor and click that unfollow button," he said in a January post. "Let’s spread love and positivity this year thanks lol."

In the words of one follower on the platform, "@jazzjennings_ you got yourself a real one."

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Catch a new episode of #IAmJazz tonight at 9 PM on @tlc to meet someone who holds a very special place in my heart❤️ Thank you @ahmirsteward for going on this incredible journey with me; you are one of the kindest, most creative, and brilliant people I've ever met! I hope you all like him as much I do!!😘

A post shared by Jazz Jennings (@jazzjennings_) on Feb 12, 2019 at 12:35pm PST

Seems like you don't have to tell her she found a good egg. "Thank you @ahmirsteward for going on this incredible journey with me," she wrote on a post this week. "You are one of the kindest, most creative, and brilliant people I've ever met! I hope you all like him as much I do."

Jazz and her boyfriend are long-distance, but he's got Florida roots.

As fans know, Jazz and her family live in Florida, while Ahmir hails from Philadelphia. They met over email and met in person when Jazz was there for the Transgender Health Conference. However, Ahmir's dad lives in Fort Lauderdale, as Jazz revealed on the show this week. 

Her parents seemed to have initial reservations, based on the long-distance nature of the relationship and how quickly it seemed to move. They also had a slight issue with the fact that, though a high school graduate, he doesn't have a job and isn't going to college at the moment.

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But the important thing is, he seems to treat Jazz like a queen, and we expect Greg and Jeanette to fall in love with him, too.  


Is Jazz still dating Ahmir now?

Obviously the show tapes far in advance, so you might wonder whether Jazz and Ahmir are still together. While they haven't confirmed either way, Jazz is 100 percent stanning for her boy on Twitter, and even revealed that, since the episodes about him aired, Ahmir has enrolled in college and currently has a 4.0. 

To everyone commenting on Ahmir not having a job or being in school, he is currently at college right now and has a 4.0 GPA❤️ #IAmJazz @TLC

— Jazz Jennings (@JazzJennings__) February 20, 2019

However, Ahmir alluded to some mental health struggles of late, which he has been proactive about addressing. He is also motivated to become an advocate, both for the LGBTQ community and for people who live with mental illness.

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It seems the "person who I love so much" in this post — and the family that embraced him — may refer to Jazz and her family. So it's safe to say even if these two aren't romantically involved anymore, they've developed a deep and meaningful friendship. 

Tune in to I Am Jazz on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on TLC.

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