You’d probably never guess if you weren’t told, but Taylor Swift’s love interest in her new music video for Lavender Haze is a transgender man. That’s right; a bearded, double mastectomy, female-to-male trans man. Transgenders on the up and up!
Watch below:
Bit of a banger to be fair. I’m not sure I can think of many things more validating for the transgender community than having one of their own being stroked and smooched by Taylor Swift in a music video that’s already been seen by 14 million people. Let’s be honest – trans people are rarely portrayed as desirable in media, so it’s a huge W in that sense and I guess proves that trans men can pass and do pass as men. I mean, get a load of this dude:
Fair play to Taylor Swift – making history with this one for sure. Hasn’t been this impressive since she gave the best excuse ever for flying her private jet 170+ times a year.