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Who is Laith Ashley, transgender actor in “Lavander Haze”, Taylor Swift’s music video

Taylor Swift released the music video for “Lavander Haze”, one of the songs from the album “Midnights”, this Friday (27). This is the third single from the album to win a visual record and, as usual in his career, it was well received by fans.

In addition to the story, production and direction of the clip (which the singer herself signs), “Lavander Haze” has also been praised for the choice of the male lead role.

Taylor Swift had previously announced that Laith Ashley, a transgender model and actor, would participate in one of her productions.

A North American of Dominican origin, he has just completed the biggest work of his career so far, with international proportions.

But he was already in the spotlight in the fashion world in 2015, especially when actress Laverne Cox shared one of her photos as a model.

From then on, more doors opened and, in the same year, he began to feature in major national campaigns, such as Calvin Klein.

In 2016, Ashley also gained prominence by being cast in a reality show that follows the lives of transgender models and by his appearances in the series “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” and “Pose”.

However, the model faced difficulties in assuming both her sexual orientation and her true gender.

In an interview with British GQ in 2018, he revealed that he even prayed to ward off gay men and be interested in women.

Then, when he found out he was transgender, he faced resistance from his parents.

In a 2019 Vogue article, Ashley said she learned she was transgender when she was 19, but by age 4 or 5, she already knew “that there was something different about me,” she said.

In the same article, the New Yorker says that the greatest support came from his father and that it took a while for his mother to accept him too.

Aged 33, he holds a degree in psychology. For a long time, he worked at a community center to support homeless trans youth, while pursuing a career in parallel.

On social media, Laith Ashley thanked the opportunity to star in Taylor Swift’s music video, in addition to expressing gratitude to the singer.

“Thank you Taylor Swift for allowing me to play a small part in your story. You are amazing and this was an experience I will never forget. It was really magical.

His ability to tell stories through his music and videos continues to leave me in awe, inspiration and hope.

Thank you for being an ally. Representativeness matters. And love always wins!” she wrote.



Source: CNN Brasil

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