Believing that you are unworthy of love and belonging or that who you are authentically is a sin or is wrong, is deadly.
Laverne CoxI'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 CoxSo 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 to play. A lot of folks have said we're not trained enough and that we're not prepared to do whatever.
Laverne CoxWe are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That's okay.
Laverne Cox