Alyssa Milano has apologized after labeling herself transgender, disabled, a person of color, a lesbian and a gay man in one of her recent tweets.

On National Women’s Day, Milano gave her support to the transgender community in a tweet writing “My transgender sisters! I am celebrating YOU this #NationalWomensDay!”

A user replied to the tweet asking, “Alyssa are you transgender?”

Alyssa are you transgender?

— Kirk Brown (@mancode1972) March 8, 2019

“I’m trans. I’m a person of color. I’m an immigrant. I’m a lesbian. I’m a gay man. I’m the disabled. I’m everything. And so are you, Kirk,” Milano tweeted back. “Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know or understand. No one wants to hurt you. We are all just looking for our happily ever after.”

I’m trans. I’m a person of color. I’m an immigrant. I’m a lesbian. I’m a gay man. I’m the disabled.

I’m everything. And so are you, Kirk.

Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know or understand. No one wants to hurt you. We are all just looking for our happily ever after. https://t.co/znkQizV37k

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) March 9, 2019

Her response evoked plenty of criticism from people who didn’t think her tweet represented her allyship.

No. No. This is not how any of this works. Oppression and intersectionality isn’t an outfit that you decide to put on whenever you like.

— zellie (@zellieimani) March 9, 2019

Supporting trans people, people of color, immigrants, lesbians, gay men, and disabled people is all well and good. Claiming to BE them just because you “love” them is just sort of asinine and perverts the idea of being an ally. I support disabled people. Doesn’t mean I’m disabled

— Rob Gavagan (@RobGavagan) March 10, 2019

No. You are an advocate. Be ok with that. This isn’t the way to say you are with us.

You can’t just fake an experience you don’t have. You don’t navigate any space like these groups.

This is the “I don’t see color” approach which is oppression and erasure.

— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) March 9, 2019

I’m confident that there are better ways to show solidarity than to claim identities that do not belong to you .

— Blair Imani (@BlairImani) March 9, 2019

Milano noticed the backlash and apologized but added that “empathy is not a bad thing.”

“I’m glad this tweet invoked conversation. I’m so sorry it offended some. I see you and hear you. But just a reminder, empathy is not a bad thing. Nuance is important and literal interpretation is not always intended. And I can identify with and not identify as. Both are powerful,” Milano tweeted.

I’m glad this tweet invoked conversation. I’m so sorry it offended some. I see you and hear you. But just a reminder, empathy is not a bad thing. Nuance is important and literal interpretation is not always intended. And I can identify with and not identify as. Both are powerful.

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) March 9, 2019