Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum sparked outrage from left-wing supporters after he questioned Islam’s “anti-homosexuality” and “anti-woman” nature, on Friday’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

During the episode, the contestants were asked to wear stars and stripes inspired costumes on the runway. One of the contestants, Jackie Cox, who was of Iranian descent, chose to wear a blue hijab complete with the country’s 50 stars and a sparkling floor-length “abaya.” Cox explained why she chose to wear a hijab, saying, “you can be Middle Eastern, you can be Muslim, and you can still be American.”

The drag star’s ensemble piqued Goldblum’s curiosity on the seeming contradictions between sexuality and Islam. The actor asked Cox, “Isn’t this an interesting wrinkle, though? Is there something in that religion that is anti-homosexuality and anti-woman? Does that complicate the issue? I’m just raising it and thinking out loud and maybe being stupid. But what do you think?”

The show’s star, RuPaul, expanded the actor’s question by defending that Drag had always “shaken the tree” and that the show was a perfect avenue for people to explore different issues and representations.

The contestant added to RuPaul’s statements, saying that the subject was a “complex issue.” Cox expanded that she did not like the way members of the LGBTQ community were treated in the Middle East, as well as being a part of that culture.

In fact, in some countries, homosexuality can be punishable by death under Sharia Law. For example, in Cox’s home country of Iran, a man was hanged after he was caught having sex with another man in 2019. The country which held strict views about sexuality and had implemented the death penalty in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution. Moreover, Cox went on to blame President Donald Trump for inflating fear and misrepresentation amongst Muslim minorities. “When the Muslim ban happened, it really destroyed a lot of my faith in this country, and really hurt my family.” Cox added that she felt wronged by such “misconception” and that she felt obligated to show that people could be both Muslim and gay. Finally, she concluded that “I’m here, and I deserve to be an American just as much as anyone else.”

The contestant was referring to Trump’s 2017 executive order known as “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” The travel ban covered seven countries that had strong terrorist ties, including Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.

Despite Cox’s statements against racism and gender inequality, President Trump had been a strong LGBTQ ally. Just last week, acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell announced the administration’s plan to the decriminalization of homosexuality in countries around the world. In his statement, Grenell said that the country would be safer if its partners have the utmost “respect for basic human rights.”