Josh Seiter opened up about the hate she has received since coming out as transgender. “I’ve had death threats, people telling me they’re going to hang me, they can’t wait to see me so they can kill me,” Seiter, 37, claimed in an interview with the Daily Mail on Monday, August 12. “These are all messages I have in my [direct message inbox].
” Seiter, who appeared on Kaitlyn Bristowe ’s season of The Bachelorette in 2015, added that she’s used to people voicing their “horrible” opinions at her over the years. “I don’t take life advice from people screaming at me on social media. That’s just never how I’ve lived my life,” she told the outlet.
“When I was a male stripper, people were saying nasty things about me. When I did OnlyFans, people said nasty things about me.” The one thing that did surprise Seiter was the alleged lack of a warm welcome she’s received from the LGBTQIA+ community.
“Ironically, I’ve actually found that the far left and the LGBTQ community have been some of the most vitriolic and mean towards me throughout all of this,” she claimed. “So that’s a very tough issue for me because I haven’t been met with acceptance, tolerance and open arms like the left loves to preach about.” Seiter came out as transgender in May in an emotional Instagram post .
“I have struggled with my gender identity — and resulting feelings of guilt and shame — for as long as I can remember. I spent the last three decades taking gre.