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Laverne Cox: “For you it’s a cultural war, but for me, it’s life or death”
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Laverne Cox spoke about what it was like to be “the first trans person to do a lot of things” and how this has influenced her activism work.
The 49-year-old has become one of the most famous trans people in the world after landing a prominent role in Orange is the New Black, something which led to her becoming the first out trans person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in any acting category.
Since then, she has continued to be a trailblazer by making history with cover appearances on Time and Cosmopolitan, as well as becoming the first openly trans Daytime Emmy Award winner.
In an intimate discussion with the Evening Standard, Laverne said “there are many overdue conversations that need to be had with and about trans people”.
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Gabrielle Union Blasts Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill — and Disney
Cheaper by the Dozen — and criticized the film’s studio, the Walt Disney Co., albeit without mentioning the studio’s name.Union, star and executive producer of the film, is stepmother to a transgender child, Zaya Wade, the daughter of Union’s husband, Dwyane Wade. Speaking about the Florida bill, which would restrict classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, she told The Hollywood Reporter, “I don’t want to say shock because hatred doesn’t shock me at this point. I’ve been a black woman in America since ’72.
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