00:00My name is Cory, this is my girlfriend Eve.
00:04People judge us because I'm a Republican, and she's trans.
00:07Since I am so public online, they have been very vile lately.
00:11I don't feel safe in this country right now.
00:13So you're a dude desperate for attention playing dress-ups?
00:16Two men in a relationship does constitute you both being gay.
00:20Facts, facts, facts.
00:22Dating when you're trans is...
00:24It can be good, but it can also be pretty dangerous and scary.
00:28Being your first relationship with somebody in the LGBTQ community.
00:34What's just LGB now?
00:39My name's Cory, and I'm a Republican dating a trans woman.
00:43So right now we are doing a little shoot for my fans.
00:47Trying to get some content in for the boys.
00:49I've been on OF for four years now, and I have roughly 30,000 followers.
00:56I saw her on Tinder, and I saw that she had her Instagram linked in her bio.
01:01So I ended up just shooting her a message.
01:04When I first saw her, I did not know she was trans.
01:07You didn't know too much about trans people in general?
01:09Well, I had it on my profile, but like most boys, they don't read.
01:13So he missed that part.
01:16Perfect.
01:17Hey baby, can you grab me a rose real fast?
01:19Eve revealed she was trans right away in our conversation.
01:22I was surprised.
01:24A lot of people were like, oh, you had to have known.
01:26No, I had no idea, but I was accepting.
01:31I had such a great connection that I just continued the conversation and was open.
01:35He loves me.
01:37He loves me not.
01:38Did I think I would ever date a trans woman?
01:40I don't know, I'm attracted to beautiful women.
01:42I mean, it wasn't like in the back of my head like, oh, that's what I want.
01:45Like, that's what I'm going for.
01:46It just kind of fell into place.
01:48He loves me.
01:50Okay, yes, I love, I love you going.
01:53She said, hey, I'm trans.
01:54And I was like, I have something to admit to.
01:56And she was like, what?
01:57And I was like, I'm a Republican.
01:58Yeah, that was literally verbatim.
02:01When Corey revealed he was a Republican, I was, I was not shocked, to say the least.
02:06Beautiful.
02:07I was a little scared and nervous.
02:09And we've been upset with one another.
02:12Opposing political beliefs between the two of us and trying to navigate that.
02:16It's been fun.
02:17Yeah.
02:18This is so awkward.
02:20When I'm answering these in-depth questions, I'm like, yeah.
02:22Yeah.
02:23Yes.
02:24Hit me.
02:25I feel like it's been like everybody else in this country.
02:26Yeah.
02:27To be honest, there's a lot of heated moments.
02:28There's a lot of anger sometimes.
02:31We've learned to really navigate and take the moments to like, sit down and have those hard conversations.
02:36Okay, these are perfect.
02:37Yeah, you look fine.
02:38Oh, I love that.
02:39Okay, yeah.
02:40These are good.
02:42Yeah.
02:43The current Republican views on trans people is not great.
02:46What they're trying to put into law is they just changed the LGBTQ plus community that's now just, I think, LGB now.
02:53They're pretty much trying to eradicate trans people, which is baffling to me.
02:58Dating a Republican man has made me feel angry and upset and confused.
03:05Yeah, it's been really hard.
03:08Our current president has sent me in a literal spiral.
03:12I have been in intense therapy.
03:14I don't feel safe in this country right now.
03:16I hate that she feels scared to be who she is.
03:20Nobody should feel that way at all.
03:22We say that we stand for freedom in this country.
03:24How can we say that when we're oppressing people?
03:29So my friend Cassie is coming today to talk about some of the reservations she's had.
03:34Yeah, I'm interested in what she's going to say.
03:38I met Eve on Instagram, actually, about three years ago.
03:42Because we both are of a trans experience, I think she was also familiar with the type of guys that typically I would date.
03:49So she was a little bit nervous.
03:51When she first got with Corey, I was a little skeptical because dating when you're trans is, it can be good, but it can also be pretty dangerous and scary.
04:02They moved in together right away, and I was just like, okay, this guy just got divorced.
04:07Is he just kind of filling the void with someone?
04:10Is he using Eve for her money?
04:13Does he just need somewhere to stay?
04:15Hey, Brian.
04:16Hey, Eve, it's good to see you.
04:17Hi, Corey.
04:18How's it going, Cassie?
04:19Good, how are you?
04:20Doing good.
04:22So whenever Corey and I first got together, what were your feelings and thoughts?
04:27In the beginning, I was a little scared for you.
04:31But my biggest concern was just like, he just got out of a marriage, moved in pretty quick, and I was like, he's already moving in?
04:39So what did you think whenever you first discovered that he was a Republican?
04:42I wasn't shocked. They all are.
04:44Yeah, that's true.
04:45Of course, we've dated people with other political views too, but the trend seems to be...
04:52It's not shocking. They seem to love us.
04:56It's just done in the dark. Well, until now.
04:59Men are attracted to beautiful women.
05:01And a lot of times, a lot of these conservative men are alpha men. They're masculine.
05:05And they're looking for a feminine woman.
05:07And I'm sorry to tell you, but that's exactly what trans women are.
05:11I feel like it's more apparent in the Republican community because it's so like, oh my god.
05:18I was in LA then, and every single guy that I was with was Republican and more conservative.
05:24But again, it was hidden and secret.
05:26I was judged my entire life.
05:28I grew up in a really small town in Texas, and I didn't know what a transgender person was until I was 18, 19 years old.
05:35But I knew I was different growing up.
05:37Coming out to my family that I was gay at first, before I even knew what a trans person was, I lost a lot of my family through that because they were very conservative.
05:45Barbie is obviously my muse, I should say.
05:48Growing up, I played with Barbies and my family hated it. They didn't understand it.
05:53I was always so scared to take pictures.
05:55As my transition goes on, I slowly become more bleached blonde, more tan, slowly finding myself through all that.
06:02And then I started my transition at 25.
06:05This is obviously your first rodeo with a trans person.
06:08But you've done this before, so how have you noticed people reacting to your guys' relationship?
06:15When I'm out in public, I don't have any issues. It's literally just online.
06:20So you're a dude desperate for attention playing dress-up? Like, I'm not gonna argue that I love attention.
06:25I do. Playing dress-up, I've always done that, too.
06:28Still a man? I literally am a biological man, so these are all facts.
06:32Since I am so public online, they have been very vile lately. It's insane.
06:37Can't wait till you get unalive for tricking men.
06:39First of all, man, I didn't trick anybody.
06:42I'm so openly loud about my transition.
06:45He is a man pretending to be a woman. He will never be a woman no matter how many drugs he takes,
06:50however many surgery or operations he has.
06:52And it's like, do these people not understand that I know I'm biologically male?
06:56There'll be guys that are thinking, yeah, that trans girls are trying to trick them.
07:01Two men in a relationship does constitute you both being gay.
07:05Facts, facts, facts.
07:07I mean, obviously everyone's gonna say he's gay.
07:09If you're dating a trans woman, you're not straight, whatever. We don't care.
07:12I think it says a lot about their insecurities.
07:15Especially in your situation, being a straight man, they love to put people in boxes,
07:18and they don't know what to label you, and I think that makes people really uncomfortable.
07:22I really don't care, man. Like, I don't. Like, I'm happy. I'm not attracted to men whatsoever.
07:28I'm attracted to beautiful women, and she's very beautiful, and that's as simple as it is.
07:33It's crazy, because in everyday life, we're accepted, and no one even knows the difference,
07:38and they don't care, it seems.
07:39You know, certain friends that have been super supportive, but then go back on that a little bit.
07:44Especially, you know, kind of friends that...
07:46They question you, question your sexuality.
07:48Yeah.
07:49With my family and their views towards the trans community, I think they're still adjusting.
07:53It's so new, and I'll be honest, I was very biased, and I'm still learning, and I'm still educating myself.
07:58My friends and family were a little shocked, and I think they were kind of scared, too,
08:03because I haven't had the best of luck with men.
08:05My friends, for sure, were, like, so supportive and understanding.
08:09My mom was a little bit of a shock, I think, at first.
08:14Everybody in my family, at least, like, we process things mentally, it takes a second,
08:18but she's been a big supporter and a big rock for us.
08:21I kind of just try to explain to her, I'm not specifically looking for a trans woman.
08:25This just kind of happened, and I am in love.
08:28This being your first relationship with somebody in, I guess you could say, the LGBTQ community...
08:35Yeah.
08:37Well, it's just LGB now.
08:39Yeah.
08:41Spoken like a true Republican.
08:42Right. There he is.
08:44Has, like, the hate got you down at all, or made you insecure in any ways?
08:48At first, I was kind of concerned just, like, what people would think, what my family would think.
08:52I know what I love, I know who I'm with, and I have no shame in that whatsoever.
08:57I have noticed an extreme amount of hate now that I'm posting him.
09:02It's crazy that, yeah, just the judgment for people loving each other.
09:05I'm really happy that things moved so fast, because, I mean, it's been nearly two years and we're still here.
09:11Bye, Cory.
09:12Bye, Cassie.
09:13I think you treat Eve amazing. I think you've really stepped up.
09:16Bye, guys.
09:18She taught me that it's okay to sometimes be vulnerable, and we're in a relationship, we'll always take care of each other.
09:25I feel like you're the first man that has loved me wholeheartedly, like, me, inside and out.
09:30I think our relationship works really well because we're able to communicate.
09:35He's a Republican man, you've got to think again, conservative, more right-leaning, and I'm a trans woman, so it's very oil and water.
09:42So if we are able to coincide and make it work, there is hope for people, because we love each other.
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