Laith Ashley is an American model, actor, activist, and singer-songwriter.
He is well known for being the first transgender male model to appear in fashion campaigns.
He was born in the year 1989 in Harlem, New York.
His full name is Laith Ashley De La Cruz, and to Dominican ethnicity.
Relationship Status
Laith is not married yet, so he doesn't have a wife, and it doesn't seem like he is dating anyone now.
But in one of the interviews, Laith talked about his love life and shared it.
Laith opened up that he had been in two relationships where he felt he would spend the rest of his life.
He didn't open up the names, but the first time he dated was when he was in his teenage years. There was a girl with whom he felt compatible and connected immediately, but as they grew up, things sort of changed between them, so they separated.
Age And Net Worth
Laith is 34 years old. He has a net worth of $1 to $5 Million. His source of income is modeling, acting, and singing.
Laith's Height
Laith is 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Laith Faced Difficulty As A Girl
Laith is famous for being the first transgender male model.
He was born as a girl, but as he grew, he realized that he had more boy things than girl, so he underwent surgery and became a male.
Being transgender in society comes with more difficulty, but Laith didn’t have to go through or face any humiliation for being a transgender male but he had to face challenges when he was a girl.
He recognized who he was and accepted, and while he was in his transition process, he had difficulties.
When he was surrounded by a few women when he went to the ladies washrooms, they asked him what he was doing there.
He had to face those things, but he understood the safety and concern the women were looking for themselves.
According to Laith, transgender women face more problems and judgments than transgender men, but thankfully he didn’t have to go through such things.
Hard Time To Accept Himself
Laith is a transgender male by his sexuality, but he was unaware of his sexuality for a long time.
He had no idea about what he was and did know nothing about trans things.
When he was in high school, he was uncomfortable with his sexuality and his skin.
During his school days, he always wished to be a boy. He was confused about his identity, and it took him a long time to accept it.
He always wanted to be a boy and had so much inside him, but he didn’t know how to describe it to other people.
When he reached 17, his friend started dating, but he didn’t, and that was when he took time and thought about himself.
He knew that now he had to talk with himself and clear out what he identifies in sexuality.
Laith Prayed To Not Be Gay
Laith came from a very religious family.
His dad is a catholic and was around him most of the time because, as a little girl, he always wanted to be like his dad.
As he is from a religious family, he also believes in God.
Coming from a religious family, he did know about gay and lesbian things, and from the bible, he knew that being gay and lesbian is not okay.
When he knew about his actual emotions and feelings, he encountered him as gay.
He feared to accept it and prayed to God not to make him gay because he didn’t want to be seen down looked, so he fought with himself and pushed himself away from what he felt.
Uncomfortable Touching Co-Star's Body
Laith surprised everyone by being part of singer Taylor Swift's new song Lavender Haze music video.
He was cast as Taylor's romance partner in her music video, and Laith nailed his performance on it.
Laith opened up that he didn't believe when he got the offer and thought it was some joke.
He had a great time working with Taylor and told how amazing she is as a director and treated everyone in the set as a team.
As Laith is a transgender male, he was concerned when he had to touch Taylor.
He was trying to be careful not to cause any harm to Taylor's body boundaries.
He was scared of touching, and whenever he had to perform anything with Taylor, he would ask her.
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