In the wake of US Senator Lindsey Graham‘s passing on Saturday, July 11, transgender author and actress Jesse James Rose made explosive allegations about the late Republican politician in a series of social media posts.
In one post, Rose claimed Graham paid her for a hotel encounter more than a decade ago, when she was still a pre-transition college student.
The widely reported allegations quickly spread across social media, where users debated both Jesse’s claims and Graham’s long history of supporting legislation criticized by LGBTQ+ advocates.