‘Orange is the New Black’ Season 3’s Ruby Rose Talks About “Turning Women Gay,” & LGBT Reaction

Actress and model Ruby Rose is quickly becoming one of the most talked about sex symbols today. The Orange is the New Black Season 3 star, who describes herself as genderfluid, has captured the attractions of men and women alike. Many women have taken to social media to claim that are “going gay,” for Ruby Rose. However, some in the LGBT community are upset at this mock outing. Now, Ruby Rose has opened up about her new status as a sexual icon and about people “switching teams,” just for her.

Recently, Ruby Rose opened up to The Huffington Post about her her found superstardom:

"I was not expecting it, to say the least. My manager was like, ‘You’re like a viral sensation.’ And I’m like, ‘That sounds like an STD.”

Ruby went on to explain that women joking about “going gay” for her is offensive to some in the LGBT community:

"I have a couple of friends who don’t feel very warm towards it. They’re like, ‘Are you offended?’ They personally are offended by it saying like, ‘You can’t just choose to be gay. You should say something about all these women that are saying [they’re] turning gay or realizing [they’re] gay.’"

Rose went on to add her personal feelings on the issue:

"I think people are just saying that to be complimentary. I don’t think anyone’s doing it to be derogatory or to take away from what it really means to come out and identify as a different sexuality than what people will think you are.

"Maybe 10 years ago, people would watch someone onscreen that they would be attracted to, but they wouldn’t be able to make a funny meme and say, ‘Oh my God, I’m gay!’ because that would be so frowned upon."

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