Laverne Cox Quotes About Gender

Quotes about: Gender

• I was assigned male at birth, is the way I like to put it, because I think... we're born who we are... and the gender thing is something someone imposes on you. And so, I was assigned male at birth, but I always felt like I was a girl.

  Laverne Cox

  Girl, Thinking, Males

  "CBS Fawns Over Laverne Cox; Plays Up How Actor Gives 'Hope' to LGBT Community". "CBS This Morning" with Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King, www.mrc.org. July 29, 2014.

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

  Laverne Cox

  Who We Are, Gender, Born

• We live in an uncertain world and we want to believe that what a man is and what a woman is-I know that. And people don't want to critically interrogate the world around them. Whenever I'm afraid of something or I'm threatened by something, it's because it brings up some sort of insecurity in me. I think the reality is that most of us are insecure about our gender. They think, 'Okay, if there's this trans person over here, then what does that make me?

  Laverne Cox

  Believe, Pride, Gay

• 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 bullied. They don’t deserve to be victims of violence. … That’s what people need to understand, that it’s okay and that if you are uncomfortable with it, then you need to look at yourself.

  Laverne Cox

  Inspiring, Equality, People

  "Laverne Cox Talks to TIME About the Transgender Movement". Interview with Katy Steinmetz, time.com. May 29, 2014.

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