"When people have points of reference that are……" — Laverne Cox
"When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference."
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27 Quotes by Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox has 27 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay, and they should not…
- There's not just one trans story. There's not just one trans experience.
- I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man…
- Justice is what love looks like in public.
- When I was perceived as a black man I became a threat to public safety. When I was dressed as…
- It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us…
- I was assigned male at birth, is the way I like to put it, because I think we're born who…
- When a trans woman gets called a man, that is an act of violence.
- Many in the trans community are fed up with L.G.B.T. organizations that continue to erase trans identity or just give…
- Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and everyone…
- If you have a problem with people living their lives and being authentically who they are, you really should go…
- Believing that you are unworthy of love and belonging or that who you are authentically is a sin or is…
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