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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 story.
Laverne Cox
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Laverne Cox
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: May 29
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If you have a problem with people living their lives and being authentically who they are, you really should go and do some soul-searching.
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I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can. This is why we need diverse media representations of trans folks to multiply trans narratives in the media and depict our beautiful diversities.
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There's not just one trans story. There's not just one trans experience.
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It's a struggle every day, to stay present, not to become that...eight year old who was bullied and chased home from school. Some days I wake up and it's like I'm eight years old again. And I'm scared for my life, and I don't know if I'm going to be beaten up that day.
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When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.
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There are lessons in everything. The bad, the good. Our job is to listen, and to continue to learn, so that maybe we get better at this. Maybe get better at life.
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I honestly just want to make myself happy most, and if other people like it, then that's great. If they don't, then I'm still happy.
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Who you are authentically is alright.
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If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay, and they should not be denied healthcare. They should not be bullied. They don’t deserve to be victims of violence. … That’s what people need to understand, that it’s okay and that if you are uncomfortable with it, then you need to look at yourself.
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Quality is my principle and qualified is my attitude.
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I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the work.
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We are born as who we are, the gender thing is something that is imposed on you.
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It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.
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Seeing a black transgender woman embracing and loving everything about herself might be inspiring to some other folks.
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I would never be so arrogant to think that someone should model their life after me. But the idea of possibility the idea that I get to live my dreams out in public, hopefully will show to other folks that it's possible. So I prefer the term 'possibility model' to 'role model.'
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Believing that you are unworthy of love and belonging or that who you are authentically is a sin or is wrong, is deadly.
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Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and everyone of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might be able to become liberators for ourselves and for each other.
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I was assigned male at birth, is the way I like to put it, because I think... we're born who we are... and the gender thing is something someone imposes on you. And so, I was assigned male at birth, but I always felt like I was a girl.
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