WHEN Republican supporter Corey met trans woman, Evee, on Tinder, he knew he had to drop her a DM. He told Love Don't Judge: "I ended up shooting her a message. When I first saw her, I did not know that she was trans." Evee quipped, "I had it on my profile but, like most boys, they don't read. So he missed that part." The couple fell in love, but their opposing political beliefs have caused some friction. Evee admitted: "There's a lot of heated moments. There's a lot of anger sometimes. We've learned to really navigate and take those moments to sit down and have those hard conversations." With what's happening in the country right now, Evee and Corey have endured some very tough moments. "Dating a Republican man has made me feel angry and upset and confused. I don't feel safe in this country right now," Evee explained. In this episode of Love Don't Judge, the couple will be meeting with Evee's friend Cassie, a trans woman. Cassie revealed, "When she first got with Corey, I was a little skeptical..."
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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.