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> [We are born as who we are, the gender thing is something that is imposed on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/we-are-born-as-who-we-are-the-gender-thing-is-something-that-is/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

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> [I was assigned male at birth, is the way I like to put it, because I think we're born who we are and the gender thing is something someone imposes on you. And so I was assigned male at birth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/i-was-assigned-male-at-birth-is-the-way-i-like-to-put-it-because-i/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

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## More by Laverne Cox

> [I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/i-think-transwomen-and-transpeople-in-general-show-everyone-that-you/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [What took time for my mom was getting the pronouns right and calling me by a different name. Laverne was my middle name before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/what-took-time-for-my-mom-was-getting-the-pronouns-right-and-calling/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [So often, trans roles don't even go to trans actors. Most of the fabulous trans roles that have won people Oscars, we didn't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/so-often-trans-roles-don-t-even-go-to-trans-actors-most-of-the/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [I believe that when we love someone, we respect them, and we listen to them; we feel that their voice matters. And- we let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/i-believe-that-when-we-love-someone-we-respect-them-and-we-listen-to/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person-to-choose-to-be-seen-and/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [I just have to be myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/i-just-have-to-be-myself-i-m-not-perfect-and-i-m-going-to-make/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [I'm so grateful that I had the luxury of transitioning in private. Because when you transition in the public eye, the transition becomes the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/i-m-so-grateful-that-i-had-the-luxury-of-transitioning-in-private/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/when-people-have-points-of-reference-that-are-humanizing-that/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [“Everything that you're going through now is for a reason. You just have to survive so that one day you can thrive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/everything-that-you-re-going-through-now-is-for-a-reason-you-just/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [Just me existing, as an openly black transgender woman from a working-class background, thriving, is a political act. My brother always reminds me that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/just-me-existing-as-an-openly-black-transgender-woman-from-a-working/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/by-doing-the-work-to-love-ourselves-more-i-believe-we-will-love-each/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/we-are-not-what-other-people-say-we-are-we-are-who-we-know-ourselves/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [Beyoncé means so much to me. Throughout my transition, Beyoncé has been there as a style icon, an example of excellence, of beauty, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/beyonc-means-so-much-to-me-throughout-my-transition-beyonc-has-been/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [The preoccupation with transition and with surgery objectifies trans people, and we don't get to really deal with the real lived experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/the-preoccupation-with-transition-and-with-surgery-objectifies-trans/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

> [Everyone is insecure. I think, really, it comes from, like, a desire to want to be in control of how you're represented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/everyone-is-insecure-i-think-really-it-comes-from-like-a-desire-to/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

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