Laverne Cox praises Caitlyn Jenner, says there’s still work to be done
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Laverne Cox praises Caitlyn Jenner, says there’s still work to be done

ByJohn

    Laverne Cox has taken to her Tumblr page to praise Caitlyn Jenner’s courage in standing up for the transgender community. The Orange is the New Black star is no longer the brightest light in the trans  constellation, following Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover debut this week. But, according to Cox, that’s just fine–in fact, it’s kind of…

PHOTO Laverne Cox’s nude spread in Allure magazine tops a fantastic week for transgender people
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PHOTO Laverne Cox’s nude spread in Allure magazine tops a fantastic week for transgender people

ByJohn

  Bruce Jenner’s interview with Diane Sawyer this weekend was the biggest moment in an already big week for the transgender community. The interview was seen by around 17 million people, making it perhaps the single most visible moment in transgender history. The second biggest might just be the hit Netflix series Orange is the…

Keira Knightly SAG Awards dress 2015
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PHOTOS SAG Awards red carpet fashion recap 2015

ByJenn Waite

The SAG Awards 2015 took over the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium on Sunday night, and as far as awards shows go, it really wasn’t half bad. There were gorgeous dresses (um, did you see Julianne Moore?!), a few really good speeches and some genuinely excited winners. Not jaded, done-this-a-thousand-times winners, but winners who jumped up…

Orange Is the New Black’s Laverne Cox has twin brother!
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Orange Is the New Black’s Laverne Cox has twin brother!

ByStarcasm Staff

Orange is the New Black Season 2 is about to be available for binge watching on Netflix (June 6, we can’t wait!) The cast is varied and amazing, and one of the most compelling characters is Sophia Burset, a transgender inmate played by Laverne Cox. In her backstory episode in Season 1, called “Lesbian Request Denied,” which was directed by Jodie Foster, Sophia is seen in her pre-transition phase as a man. It’s not a Louie episode where people playing the same character change willy-nilly, the pre-transition Sophia looks exactly like her. This was possible because actress Laverne Cox has a twin brother, musician M. Lamar.