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Laverne Cox Quotes

Total quotes: 7
“Stand in your truth, fortified by kindness, and tell your story. ”
— Kacy Duke, Inventing Anna, Limited Series: Dangerously Close
“It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen & visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.”
— Laverne Cox, via Instagram
Tagged: Transsexual, Transgender
“I think the media is really comfortable reading about trans women of color as victims after they die, but if we have the audacity to survive, we are immediately criminalized; that is what the system does.”
— Laverne Cox, Laverne Cox: Transforming Hollywood
Tagged: Trans WOC, Survival, Criminalization
“I’m in a hoodie and yoga pants, I’m completely covered up, I’ve got my mask on. Who cares if I’m trans? How does this affect your life?”
— Laverne Cox, Laverne Cox targeted by transphobic attack in Los Angeles
Tagged: Laverne Cox, Transphobia, Hate crime
“I believe when we love someone, we respect them, and we listen to them; we feel that their voice matters. And — and we let them dictate the terms of who they are and what their story is.”
— Laverne Cox, Laverne Cox at Creating Change 2014
Tagged: Anti-Hate, LGBTQ+, Transgender, Respect
“I don’t owe nobody shit.”
— Sophia Burset, Orange Is the New Black, Season 6: Well This Took a Dark Turn
Tagged: Owing Debts, Owing Nothing, Debts
“When a trans woman is called a man, that is an act of violence.”
— Laverne Cox, Laverne Cox at Creating Change 2014
Tagged: Transgender, LGBTQ+
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