50 Quotes by Laverne Cox

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

Quality is my principle and qualified is my attitude.

It's a struggle every day, to stay present, not to become that...eight year old who was bullied and chased home from school. Some days I wake up and it's like I'm eight years old again. And I'm scared for my life, and I don't know if I'm going to be beaten up that day.

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

I believe if we have something that we love to do, that can save our lives. That can get us through.

The preoccupation with transition and with surgery objectifies trans people, and we don't get to really deal with the real lived experiences.

I would never be so arrogant to think that someone should model their life after me. But the idea of possibility the idea that I get to live my dreams out in public, hopefully will show to other folks that it's possible. So I prefer the term 'possibility model' to 'role model.'

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

When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.