I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the work.

Laverne Cox

We are born as who we are, the gender thing is something that is imposed on you.

Laverne Cox

Believing that you are unworthy of love and belonging or that who you are authentically is a sin or is wrong, is deadly.

Laverne Cox

I'm a Self-made Woman in Every Sense of the Word.

Laverne Cox

Seeing a black transgender woman embracing and loving everything about herself might be inspiring to some other folks.

Laverne Cox

My mother was a teacher. She was grooming my brother and me to be successful, accomplished people.

Laverne Cox

Everyone is insecure. I think, really, it comes from, like, a desire to want to be in control of how you're represented.

Laverne Cox

When I was perceived as a black man I became a threat to public safety. When I was dressed as myself, it was my safety that was threatened.

Laverne Cox

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

It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.

Laverne Cox

We 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

Quality is my principle and qualified is my attitude.

Laverne Cox