On Monday's WWE Raw it was revealed Liv Morgan was Lana's secret lover during Lana's wedding to Bobby Lashley.
The reveal has led to varying opinions with some finding the whole thing absurd and ultimaitely chalking it up to "sports entertainment." Meanwhile, others chastised WWE for their portrayal of Liv and Lana as gay lovers.
Sonya Deville, an openly gay woman who pitched WWE on an LGBTQ storyline with Mandy Rose, said her mind was blown after seeing the segment.
CM Punk commented on the segment, saying, "WWE needs to hire people who actually understand what representation means to the audience they’re trying to reach."
Lana took to social media to seemingly address criticisms that two straight women shouldn't be portrayed as gay.
Don’t assume someone’s sexuality. Just because they are not out spoken in the LGTBQ community doesn’t mean that they’re not pansexual, bisexual, gay, transgender or trying to process their sexuality. Even if they are married. For many it’s complicated. Please have compassion
— CJ “Lana” Perry (@LanaWWE) January 1, 2020
For people growing up in religious homes, different parts of the world & cultures you have no idea how complicated it can get when it comes to ones sexuality. So in 2020 please let’s not judge & assume. But let’s show more empathy, sympathy & compassion. #HappyNewDecade
— CJ “Lana” Perry (@LanaWWE) January 1, 2020
Lana is married to Rusev in real life and has spoken out about being bullied online for the current storyline with Rusev and Lashley. You can read her comments on cyberbullying by clicking here.
