Being a black transgender woman in America is really hard. It's been really hard for me. But for me living a lie was much worse. I need to be in my truth. And I've been very, very lucky that I've… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
What took time for my mom was getting the pronouns right and calling me by a different name. Laverne was my middle name before… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
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… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
I believe that when we love someone, we respect them, and we listen to them; we feel that their voice matters. And- we let… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist. — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
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… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
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… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference. — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
“Everything that you're going through now is for a reason. You just have to survive so that one day you can thrive.” — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
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 if you are black in America and you're alive, you deserve a round of applause. There are so many forces that don't want us to be alive, and so just being openly who I am, and… — Laverne Cox Copy Share
By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better. — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
“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… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
