Laverne Cox and Angelica Ross discuss the struggles of dating in Hollywood as trans women
Laverne Cox and Angelica Ross have opened up about the struggles of dating in Hollywood as trans women. Over the last few years, the two superstars have ruled the entertainment sphere with their groundbreaking projects and historical achievements.
From Cox becoming the first trans woman to be made into a Barbie to Ross becoming the first trans woman to play Roxie Hart in Broadway’s Chicago, their stars show no signs of dimming.
However, despite their landmark success, the two beloved actresses still face stigma within the industry – particularly regarding their dating lives.
On a new episode of E!’s If We’re Being Honest, Cox and Ross opened up about the difficulties of dating famous men due to the problematic assumptions that come with it. “I think it’s deeply problematic when people hear that a famous man is with a trans woman and they automatically think and say that he’s gay,” Cox explained. “Because that is disavowing the womanhood of trans women and it is also not acknowledging sexuality exists on a spectrum and that people can be into trans woman and just be completely straight.
