Before Quote 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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 me that…

— 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 love. That's…

— 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…

— Laverne Cox