--- title: "10 Trans Quotes By Laverne Cox" description: "10 Trans quotes by Laverne Cox. Plus more from Laverne Cox and more Trans sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/laverne-cox-12172_gender_it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person_318545.jpg" --- > [It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/laverne-cox-12172_gender_it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person_318545.jpg) > [I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/i-m-always-skeptical-about-representations-of-trans-people-especially/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/laverne-cox-12172_people_i-m-always-skeptical-about-representatio_857697.jpg) > [There's not just one trans story. There's not just one trans experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/there-s-not-just-one-trans-story-there-s-not-just-one-trans-experience/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/laverne-cox-12172_badass_there-s-not-just-one-trans-story-there-s_2554297.jpg) > [When a trans woman gets called a man, that is an act of violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/when-a-trans-woman-gets-called-a-man-that-is-an-act-of-violence/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30d/laverne-cox-12172_acts-of-violence_when-a-trans-woman-gets-called-a-man-tha_1925499.jpg) > [Healthcare for trans women is a necessity. It is not elective. It is not cosmetic. It is life saving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/healthcare-for-trans-women-is-a-necessity-it-is-not-elective-it-is/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/laverne-cox-12172_cosmetics_healthcare-for-trans-women-is-a-necessit_2258071.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/laverne-cox-12172_deals_the-preoccupation-with-transition-and-wi_825120.jpg) > [I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/i-have-always-been-aware-that-i-can-never-represent-all-trans-people/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/laverne-cox-12172_beautiful_i-have-always-been-aware-that-i-can-neve_989002.jpg) > [So often, trans roles don't even go to trans actors. Most of the fabulous trans roles that have won people Oscars, we…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/laverne-cox-12172_actors_so-often-trans-roles-don-t-even-go-to-tr_293325.jpg) > [We live in an uncertain world and we want to believe that what a man is and what a woman is-I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/we-live-in-an-uncertain-world-and-we-want-to-believe-that-what-a-man/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/laverne-cox-12172_believe_we-live-in-an-uncertain-world-and-we-wan_2809735.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/many-in-the-trans-community-are-fed-up-with-l-g-b-t-organizations/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/laverne-cox-12172_absence_many-in-the-trans-community-are-fed-up-w_1160828.jpg) ## Other authors on Trans ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trans/laverne-cox/#itemlist", "name": "10 Trans Quotes By Laverne Cox", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laverne Cox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person-to-choose-to-be-seen-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/laverne-cox-12172_gender_it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person_318545.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/laverne-cox-12172_gender_it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person_318545.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/laverne-cox-12172_gender_it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person_318545.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should…” — Laverne Cox", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laverne Cox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/i-m-always-skeptical-about-representations-of-trans-people-especially/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/laverne-cox-12172_people_i-m-always-skeptical-about-representatio_857697.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/laverne-cox-12172_people_i-m-always-skeptical-about-representatio_857697.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/laverne-cox-12172_people_i-m-always-skeptical-about-representatio_857697.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the…” — Laverne Cox", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's not just one trans story. 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