Beyoncé means so much to me. Throughout my transition, Beyoncé has been there as a style icon, an example of excellence, of beauty, of vulnerability. She's shared so much of herself, and it's inspiring. — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
I don't think there's a right or wrong things in your style. It's about how you clearly reflect who you are; how you more clearly tell the story. Who are you? How do you want to transmit that to the… — 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… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
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
