Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBT advocate. She is best known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer/musician Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she became the first openly transgender person...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth29 May 1984
CityMobile, AL
CountryUnited States of America
We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That's okay.
It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.
If you have a problem with people living their lives and being authentically who they are, you really should go and do some soul-searching.
If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay, and they should not be denied healthcare. They should not be bullied. They don't deserve to be victims of violence. ... That's what people need to understand, that it's okay and that if you are uncomfortable with it, then you need to look at yourself.
Who you are authentically is alright.
I honestly just want to make myself happy most, and if other people like it, then that's great. If they don't, then I'm still happy,
Many in the trans community are fed up with L.G.B.T. organizations that continue to erase trans identity or just give lip service to trans issues. We need our cisgender allies - gay and straight - to treat transgender lives as if they matter, and trans people need multiple seats at the tables in the organizations that say they're interested in L.G.B.T. equality; this absence has been painful since Stonewall.
Healthcare for trans women is a necessity. It is not elective. It is not cosmetic. It is life saving.
When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.
I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the work.
It's a struggle every day, to stay present, not to become that...eight year old who was bullied and chased home from school. Some days I wake up and it's like I'm eight years old again. And I'm scared for my life, and I don't know if I'm going to be beaten up that day.
Quality is my principle and qualified is my attitude.
You need names to get the movie made.
There's not just one trans story. There's not just one trans experience.