{{short description|American actress and transgender rights activist}} {{Infobox person |name = Corey Rae |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |signature = |spouse = Lyle Seebeck (m. 2024) |parents = |children = |education = Hofstra University |occupation = activist<br/>writer<br/>actress<br/>model |relatives = |website = [https://www.coreyrae.com/ coreyrae.com] }} '''Corey Rae''' is an American transgender rights activist, actress, writer, and model.

== Early life == Rae was born into a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California.<ref name= people/> She was raised in Short Hills, New Jersey by her single mother.<ref name= people/><ref name= hercampus>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= October 22, 2017|title= Where Are They Now?: Corey Rae|url= https://www.hercampus.com/school/hofstra/where-are-they-now-corey-rae/|website= Her Campus|location= |publisher= |access-date= September 24, 2025}}</ref> A transgender woman, she transitioned as a high school student at Millburn High School and was elected prom queen.<ref name= vitruvi>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title= In Conversation With Transgender Activist, Model, and Writer Corey Rae|url= https://vitruvi.com/blogs/bodies/corey-rae|website= Vitruvi|location= |publisher= |access-date= September 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name= yahoo>{{cite web |last= Greenfield|first= Beth|date= June 28, 2016|title= First Transgender Prom Queen Opens Up About Transitioning Before It Was Trendy|url= https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-transgender-prom-queen-opens-up-about-transitioning-before-it-was-trendy-213144263.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVuZXdzZXR0ZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA9miA8F02JBb3ejy4ru3v04HT5E-p3u7w_Cg1wQY2C4FGq6M8t8_3tEf8n_g-5h1n2N-9z74BUxE3ikK6s-0-lVOYKeajCpMyvaXfRIY6fLRFhbFoOsDwESqHX94Pjzo0conzJ-lJ87HdWl_2MlRAso71S0Gc2uq_uwtNN4L8C0|website= Yahoo News|location= |publisher= |access-date= September 24, 2025}}</ref> Rae lived "stealth" while a college student at Hofstra University, keeping her transgender identity a secret from her friends.<ref name= people2/><ref name= hercampus/> Rae did not consider herself as a member of the LGBT Community until Caitlyn Jenner came out as a transgender woman in 2015, and did not publicly disclose her transgender identity until 2016, following the Pulse nightclub shooting.<ref name= people2/> In 2012, she underwent gender reassignment surgery.<ref name= yahoo/>

== Career and public image == Rae created an online blog, where she wrote an entry titled ''Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself'', opening up the effects the Pulse nightclub shooting had on her life.<ref name= people2>{{cite web |last= Russian|first= Ale|date= January 9, 2019|title= Amber Heard's Globes Date Corey Rae on Their 'Special Relationship' and Her Trans Activism|url= https://people.com/movies/amber-heards-golden-globes-date-corey-rae-trans-activism/|website= People|location= |publisher= |access-date= September 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Raema|first= Corey|date= 8 June 2022|title= Corey Rae: Activist & Content Creator - I'm Coming Out|url= https://thenewsette.com/2022/06/08/corey-rae/|website= The Newsette|location= |publisher= |access-date= September 24, 2025}}</ref> Following the creation of the blog, Rae became an active transgender rights activist.<ref name= people2/> In November 2018, she spoke during the Trans March in Los Angeles.<ref name= people2/>

She wrote a monthly column for ''Style Caster''.<ref name= people3/> She is also a model.<ref name= people3/>

In 2019, Rae received media attention for attending the 2019 Golden Globes with Amber Heard.<ref name= people3>{{cite web |last= Russian|first= Ale|date= January 8, 2019|title= Who Is Amber Heard's Golden Globes' Date? Meet Transgender Model and Activist Corey Rae|url= https://people.com/movies/amber-heard-transgender-golden-globes-date-corey-rae/|website= People|location= |publisher= |access-date= September 24, 2025}}</ref>

== Personal life == On June 15, 2024, Rae married Lyle Seebeck, a senior technical account manager, in a private Jewish ceremony at his family's estate in the northern suburbs of Chicago.<ref name= people>{{cite web |last1= Chamlee|first1= Virginia |last2= Strohm|first2= Emily|date= June 28, 2024|title= Transgender Activist Corey Rae Marries Lyle Seebeck in 'Fairytale Garden Party' Wedding: Exclusive Photos!|url= https://people.com/transgender-activist-corey-rae-marries-lyle-seebeck-in-fairytale-garden-party-wedding-exclusive-8670363|website= People|location= |publisher= |access-date= September 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name= pinknews>{{cite web |last= Theil|first= Michele|date= June 28, 2024|title= First trans prom queen marries partner in fairytale wedding on eighth anniversary of coming out|url= https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/28/corey-rae-wedding/|website= Pink News|location= |publisher= |access-date= September 24, 2025}}</ref>

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | ''To Be Me'' | Kouri | 6 episodes | |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''Millie & Maddie'' | Logan | 2 episodes | |- |}

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== External links == * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10466238/ Corey Rae IMDB] * [https://www.coreyrae.com/ Corey Rae Official Website]

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