Transgender actor Laverne Cox is feeling the “tolerance” from woke fans after revealing the political identity of an ex-boyfriend.
Cox is not the kind of person you would mistake for a supporter of President Donald Trump, but it appears that he’s not unwilling to date those who are. While promoting his upcoming show, ‘Gurrl, How Did I Get Here?’, Cox revealed he once dated a “a blonde hair, blue-eyed MAGA Republican voter who is a New York City police officer.”
“He was 26, I was 48,” Cox noted.
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While the pair is no longer together, Cox gushed over how “hot” he was and added that they were “madly in love” during their time together. However, none of his political views rubbed off on the trans icon, who said: “I did not develop any of his politics, I still have my own.”
Cox is best known for his role as an inmate in the popular show “Orange is the New Black,” a Netflix show that received critical acclaim and quickly became one of the most watched shows in the United States.
Cox is also known for his progressive political ideology, but this wasn’t enough to satisfy his more left-leaning supporters, who went as far as to say that he never should have admitted to having dated someone like that.
“You should have taken this to the grave, babe,” one of the Instagram commenters suggested.
“So you recorded this, edited, and STILL pressed upload?” another irritated viewer said.
“It’s the smiling with pride, that’s bothering me. As if it were a badge of honor,” wrote a third person.
“‘We were in love’… you sure about that sis? When someone loves you, they honor and respect who you are, your experiences and will fight for your right to exist. His politics say otherwise. Just tell us the D was good, that’s more believable,” said one particularly blunt follower.
Cox responded to the shocking amount of backlash the video received by saying that he was not aware of the man’s political leanings or even his profession until they were already involved.
“I wanted to see if it was possible to have a relationship with someone with different political beliefs, in theory,” the actor said. “I fell in love with a human being who had different politics, and the good things about that relationship were so good that I was willing to work with the politics I didn’t agree with.”
Ultimately, Cox decided that the pair were too different and ended the relationship.
“Lines had to be drawn. I had to set boundaries.”
He also refused to join in the hatred being thrown around from people who align with his values.
“I’m not going to hate people. I don’t believe in that. We have to fight the fascists, and we have to fight the fascist regime. But as we do that, I hope that we’re not dehumanizing people with different beliefs the way they’re dehumanizing us.”
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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