My third grade teacher called my mother and said, 'Ms. Cox, your son is going to end up in New Orleans in a dress if we don't get him into therapy.' …

- Laverne Cox

I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your own terms. A lot of what…

- Laverne Cox

If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay, and they should not be denied healthcare. They should not be bulli…

- 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

There are lessons in everything. The bad, the good. Our job is to listen, and to continue to learn, so that maybe we get better at this. Maybe get be…

- Laverne Cox

Who you are authentically is alright.

- 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

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

- Laverne Cox

If you have a problem with people living their lives and being authentically who they are, you really should go and do some soul-searching.

- Laverne Cox