50 Quotes by Laverne Cox

What took time for my mom was getting the pronouns right and calling me by a different name. Laverne was my middle name before I transitioned.

I never knew my father. He was never married to my mother; he was never a part of my life. It was just my mom, my brother and me.

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.

I'm terrified of saying the wrong thing on stage with bell hooks.

We shouldn't demonize the woman who wears high heels and we shouldn't demonize the woman who doesn't wear high heels. We should accept all forms of comportment.

There's not just one trans story. There's not just one trans experience.

Writing a book is quite an undertaking and I wouldn't want to do it just to do it.

You need names to get the movie made.

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.