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Laverne Cox
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“The preoccupation with transition and surgery objectifies trans people. And then we don't get to really deal with the real lived experiences. The reality of trans people's lives is that so often we are targets of violence. We experience discrimination disproportionately to the rest of the community. Our unemployment rate is twice the national average; if you are a trans person of color, that rate is four times the national average. The homicide rate is highest among trans women. If we focus on transition, we don't actually get to talk about those things.”
Laverne Cox (born 1972) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Laverne Cox flawlessly shuts down Katie Couric's invasive questions about transgender people (7 January 2014)
“For me, it's always important to support other transgender people, to love and support each other. There's enough spotlight, there are enough resources to go around, so for me it's always about loving and supporting my trans siblings.”
Laverne Cox (born 1972) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Laverne Cox Talks About Being A Transgender Icon | TODAY (23 June 2015)
“Being uncomfortable does not mean that you are unsafe. Right? [...] For several years, it was all about bathrooms. Banning trans people from bathrooms, right? In the segregated South, white folks were not comfortable with black people in the bathroom with them. But did that mean that they were unsafe?”
Laverne Cox (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's not just about, you know, sort of putting "diverse people" in the same sort of corrupt systems. We have to change the way that power works. And so much of that is about, I believe, changing the material conditions of poor and working people, the people who are the most marginalized, and to get them, you know, opportunities to work in the industry behind the scenes, and then be truly elevated to positions of power.”
Laverne Cox (born 1972) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Laverne Cox - Exploring Trans Representation with “Disclosure” | The Daily Social Distancing Show (23 June 2020)