For more than a decade, actor Laverne Cox been one of the most visible trans women in America. But the Orange Is the New Black star says she spent most of childhood keeping herself hidden.
Laverne Cox says that even from a young age, there was "always music in my head." Her new memoir is called Transcendent. She's shown above in New York in April 2026.
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In 2014, the “Orange Is the New Black” star appeared on a Time cover heralding a new era of acceptance for trans people. These…
Before Orange Is the New Black made her a star, Cox endured bullying, abuse, harassment and violence. She talks about the bad old…
Durch »Orange Is the New Black« wurde Laverne Cox berühmt und zur prominenten LGBTQ-Aktivistin. Nun wurden viele ihrer…
La actriz y activista de los valores progresistas y de inclusión en Estados Unidos, en plena promoción de su biografía, asegura…
Durch »Orange is the New Black« wurde Laverne Cox berühmt und zur prominenten LGBTQ-Aktivistin. Nun wurden viele ihrer…
The actor and activist tells the story of her brutal childhood in the deep south with eloquence and defiance
