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Actress Rosario Dawson Kinda, Sorta Comes Out LGBTQ Amid Accusations Of Transphobia

Paul Bois
Actress Rosario Dawson Kinda, Sorta Comes Out LGBTQ Amid Accusations Of Transphobia
(Photos by ANGELA WEISS and DOMINICK REUTER / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS,DOMINICK REUTER/AFP via Getty Images)

Like Jameela Jamil, actress Rosario Dawson quasi-came out as LGBTQ while discussing her romance with former presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) even though she admitted to “not having a relationship in that space.” Her admission comes months after being sued by a transgender man for alleged transphobia.

Speaking with the feminist site Bustle, Dawson addressed a 2018 Instagram post she wrote celebrating Pride month, which fans interpreted as her coming out of the closet. Here’s what it said:

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