Laverne Cox

I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman…

— Laverne Cox

What took time for my mom was getting the pronouns right and calling me by a different name. Laverne was my middle…

— 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…

— Laverne Cox

I believe that when we love someone, we respect them, and we listen to them; we feel that their voice matters. And-…

— Laverne Cox

It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should…

— 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…

— 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…

— Laverne Cox

When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.

— 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.”

— 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…

— Laverne Cox

By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better.

— Laverne Cox

“We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we…

— Laverne Cox

Beyoncé means so much to me. Throughout my transition, Beyoncé has been there as a style icon, an example of excellence, of…

— 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.

— 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.

— Laverne Cox

I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the work.

— Laverne Cox

If you have a problem with people living their lives and being authentically who they are, you really should go and do…

— Laverne Cox

I've been realizing lately how horribly vain I am. I do believe that if I'm successful, it's because of my talent and…

— Laverne Cox

It's a struggle every day, to stay present, not to become that...eight year old who was bullied and chased home from school.…

— Laverne Cox

There are lessons in everything. The bad, the good. Our job is to listen, and to continue to learn, so that maybe…

— Laverne Cox

I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can.…

— Laverne Cox

My mother was a teacher. She was grooming my brother and me to be successful, accomplished people.

— Laverne Cox

Writing a book is quite an undertaking and I wouldn't want to do it just to do it.

— Laverne Cox

Beyoncé says it was Mathew Knowles, her father, who made her understand discipline and work ethic, what it means to come in…

— Laverne Cox

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…

— Laverne Cox