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Laverne Cox Is Done Debating Whether Trans Is Real
This interview was conducted as part of the interview podcast series, LGBTQ&A.It's easy to forget how different things were in 2013 when Orange Is The New Black first premiered. At the time, representation for trans people on TV and film was almost nonexistent, and featured, with only a few rare exceptions, cis actors in the roles that were trans.Then came Orange Is The New Black, the show that introduced Laverne Cox to Netflix's global audience, setting her on the path to becoming one of the most recognizable trans people in the world — maybe ever.