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Feb 28, 2023 · February 28, 2023 7:00 AM EST. Buy a print of The Transgender Tipping Point cover here. When TIME asked Laverne Cox to be the magazine’s first out transgender cover subject, for a story about ...
Jan 28, 2021 · Laverne Cox has been bit by the love bug. The former Orange Is the New Black star, 48, made a virtual appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday, where she opened up about falling in love ...
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Laverne Cox says 'it's not safe if you're a trans person' after attack. The Orange is the New Black star was caught up in a "shocking" transphobic attack at the weekend.
Nov 30, 2020 · LOS ANGELES — "Orange Is the New Black" star and LGBTQ advocate Laverne Cox took to Instagram on Saturday to share that she and her friend were the victims of a transphobic attack that has left ...
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Then-President Obama signs hate crime legislation, the first in U.S. history to provide federal civil rights protections for transgender men and women. The legislation expands the definition of federal hate crimes to include offenses committed against people for their gender identity.
Chaz Bono comes out as transgender. Formerly known as Chastity, the child of Cher and Sonny Bono shocked the world when he shared his struggle as a transgender male.
The Girl Scouts of Colorado council publicly stated that "if a child identifies as a girl and the child's family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout." This prompted a backlash, including calls to boycott Girl Scout cookies; however, it set a precedent for the Boy Scouts of America to take the same stand this...
The American Psychiatric Associationremoves "gender identity disorder" from its diagnostic manual, replacing it with "gender dysphoria." This was a critical step towards defining the terms associated with the transgender community and destigmatizing the idea of gender identity.
Bradley Manning announces he is transgender and identifies as female. "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible," the 25-year-old said in a statement." Mannin...
Laverne Cox, a transgender actress who plays Sophia Burset in Netflix's "Orange is the New Black," is the first transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy. She also becomes the first transgender person to be featured on the cover of TIME Magazine.
Bruce Jenner comes out as transgender. Now known as Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic gold medalist appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair and launched a reality TV show, "I am Cait," that chronicled her transition. She won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs in Los Angeles in July 2015 and has remained a vocal activist for the transgender co...
The Obama administration appoints the first openly transgender officialto serve in the White House. Raffi Freedman-Gurpsan was appointed Outreach and Recruitment Director for Presidential Personnel.
A fresh legal battle over the rights of transgender people in public places is sparked when the governor of North Carolina signs the controversial HB2 law, also known as the "bathroom bill," preventing transgender individuals from using public bathrooms according to the gender they identify with. Some corporate leaders opposed the bill and entertai...
The Pentagon announces that transgender peoplewill be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military. Then Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the announcement and laid out an implementation plan. Carter said, "Americans who want to serve and can meet our standards should be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so."
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May 29, 2014 · Laverne Cox has used her growing celebrity as a star of the critically acclaimed Netflix series, Orange is the New Black, to become an outspoken leader of the trans rights movement, addressing ...
Jun 1, 2022 · Laverne Cox arrives at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag. ... News host, she also ...
