Overview
- Laverne Cox told The View on Monday, June 8, that she ended a multi-year relationship because her partner's MAGA views and what she called his "unexamined life" conflicted with her values.
- Cox said the couple met on Tinder in 2020, the relationship lasted roughly four years, and it ended in March 2024 as ideological tensions grew around the 2024 election.
- She revealed she discovered the man was an NYPD officer after he had lied about his job and that she chose to leave because staying in the relationship would have betrayed her principles.
- Cox first mentioned the romance publicly in July 2025 on Instagram, which drew criticism from some LGBTQ supporters who saw an NYPD badge and Trump voting as incompatible with trans rights.
- Her memoir Transcendent, released June 9, and her June 8 media appearances are renewing debate about dating across political divides and are focusing attention on how law enforcement affiliations affect trust and community standing for transgender people.